Steve M

Boris Karloff plays the lead in this quasi Dr Jackal / Mr Hyde tale - which is rather lamely called Rankin & Tennant.

However, even the great man himself cannot rescue this fundamentally flawed and dismal movie.

It beggars belief that by only screwing up his face Karloff(Tennant) can become unrecognisable to eyewitnesses that he questions only minutes later when playing the sober crime writer Mr Rankin.

Thank God that 'Hammer Horror' saved the British film industry from these "unsupervised" attempts at horror and suspense.

Very weak British comedy. Reg Varney acts well to hold together this flimsy and to be quite frank quite uninspiring tale about a failed drag-act comedian who suffers illusions of grandeur. This film tries to mix drama with comedy and unfortunately fails to do either with much success.

This is the feeling I am left with after just watching this movie at the tender age of 25 years old.

As an Eight year old boy I remember being in tears when ET went home, and held my heart in my hand when he was escaping from the police in the memorable cycle chase.

Funny how Childhood distorts fact and Adulthood hampers invention.

The bottom line is that viewed without an ounce of imagination this film is dreadful and cringe worthy ... however with just a touch it becomes a delight.

This movie serves as a reminder that a great film is often the product of a lucid imagination and not always a servant to special effects and computer wizardry.

Filmed just after the war, this story was made in order to highlight Anglo-American relations after the war. It ended up receiving the honour of being the first Royal Premiere after WWII.

Remarkably the film tangles together the Royal Air Force, Sigmund Freud Psychology, the Founding fathers of America and various others up the long stairs (special effects in its infancy) and beyond the heavenly gates without losing any of its integrity.

Although sounding absurd, this clever script leads and dances the viewer between heaven and earth with the skill of a mountain goat and a presents a charming ease rarely matched in cinema since.

Be prepared to have your heart warmed by this sweet, innocent and charming love story. Roger Livesey acts like a man possessed to steal the show!!!!

British Cinema should cry when it remembers how good it used to be in those early post war years.

David "master of debonair" Niven plays the Big Boss (IVAN) who preys upon the unfortunate Richard Jordan (PINKY) by forcing the hapless ex-con to exploit his ill-found new position in a bank. Elke Sommer (Miss PELHAM) most effectively provides the female interest, whom Pinkie cannot simply cannot resist.

It seems they were unable to decide on one name for this film so instead they used four .... makes sense ???

Sadly, this turn out to be one of Niven's last roles.

Overall, this film is fun and well worth watching if you manage to catch one of its rare or late night TV screenings.

This film increases in charm and innocence every year that the fashion, social attitudes and stereotypes appear more outdated.

A school leaving age class of working class kids who don't know better (cockney accent) have anything but education on thier minds in the last few months before leaving school. Until a middle class idealistic teacher shows that they like him can improve upon the blight of thier situation if they try.

This film may sound corny but it actually works. Essentially it champions the benefits of education and social awareness.

The haze of sixties teenage culture, pop music make this film vibrate with a feel good factor than cannot be ignored.

Most Enjoyable !!!!

How one film can so woefully underuse such a great line up of actors and actresses beggars belief. A lame script laces poor and very unfunny jokes.

An all round pathetic film.

Based on a true life autobiography of a British serviceman. This film relates the tale of his relentless campaign to cause as much bother as possible while residing in a WWII POW camp.

A Good story but lacks the script, budget and catchy theme tune of the still marvellous "Great Escape".

Forget Gladiator and all other pretenders, this classic still reigns supreme. The story of an inspired slave's quest against the mighty Roman Empire captures every emotion a cinema viewer can possibly expect ... this film is second to none. Kirk Douglas at his best is a mighty sight !!!