"Alias John Preston" has elements that would make for an exceptional film, however, I don't heartily recommend it because the story is very rushed and comes in at just over one hour.
John Preston (Christopher Lee) is a real force of nature! He arrives at an English town and in the mood to buy and soon has gathered a small fortune. This appears to be because he's driven, supremely confident in himself and has few scruples. He also is disdainful of personal problems and psychiatrists...thinking they are for the weak and that he's above that sort of thing. In light of this, it seems VERY strange that he suddenly begins seeing a psychiatrist, and he's really, really nervous. Again and again, he talks about dreams that haunt him and the once supremely confident man seems on the edge of insanity. What's next?
This story is good and Lee is fine as the brooding sociopath. But the story goes by too quickly...especially towards the end. This manages to take a lot away from the interesting idea for the story. Worth seeing but it easily could have been much better.
John Preston (Christopher Lee) is a real force of nature! He arrives at an English town and in the mood to buy and soon has gathered a small fortune. This appears to be because he's driven, supremely confident in himself and has few scruples. He also is disdainful of personal problems and psychiatrists...thinking they are for the weak and that he's above that sort of thing. In light of this, it seems VERY strange that he suddenly begins seeing a psychiatrist, and he's really, really nervous. Again and again, he talks about dreams that haunt him and the once supremely confident man seems on the edge of insanity. What's next?
This story is good and Lee is fine as the brooding sociopath. But the story goes by too quickly...especially towards the end. This manages to take a lot away from the interesting idea for the story. Worth seeing but it easily could have been much better.