With some better acting and a sharper script this movie could have been a lot better than it was.
What it is however is a fun romp through the trials and tribulations of time travel, poking good fun at its "rules" and issues. As well as classic Science Fiction in general. Sharp eyed views will see homages to "Them", "The Sound of Thunder", "Back to the Future", "Close Encounters", "Battlestar Galacticia" and others.
Confined to a pub was a nice little bit as it kept all the action bottled up into one neat package and didn't require the exploration of the outside world.
It's clever and fun.
Now for the bad news. Well you have to admire the situation and the dry British humor (it was a BBC production after all)...the movie lacks any big laughs. Or even that many small ones. In better more comedic hands this could have been laugh out loud funny.
Like I said it's clever and fun and should find an audience...but it's not "funny" and that's something a "comedy" should be.
The question is...would I watch it again or pay money to see it? Yes, yes I would. I just think with a slight sharper edge to the humor and better actors this could have been so much more.
What it is however is a fun romp through the trials and tribulations of time travel, poking good fun at its "rules" and issues. As well as classic Science Fiction in general. Sharp eyed views will see homages to "Them", "The Sound of Thunder", "Back to the Future", "Close Encounters", "Battlestar Galacticia" and others.
Confined to a pub was a nice little bit as it kept all the action bottled up into one neat package and didn't require the exploration of the outside world.
It's clever and fun.
Now for the bad news. Well you have to admire the situation and the dry British humor (it was a BBC production after all)...the movie lacks any big laughs. Or even that many small ones. In better more comedic hands this could have been laugh out loud funny.
Like I said it's clever and fun and should find an audience...but it's not "funny" and that's something a "comedy" should be.
The question is...would I watch it again or pay money to see it? Yes, yes I would. I just think with a slight sharper edge to the humor and better actors this could have been so much more.