Sadly, our Norman's return to the big screen after 20 odd years is a rather flat, damp squib of an affair. The acting falls into three categories a) awful, b) over-the-top ham and c) both of the above.
The production values are fairly bargain basement and the whole film has that dreadful "made for video " look about it. Heaven knows why some fine character actors such as Bernard Hill, Simon Ward , Darren Nesbitt and Gemma Craven chose to partake in this dross; and a crying shame that this was the cinematic swan song of that very fine actor Vladek Sheybal after such notable previous career highlights.
Incidentally, Norman Wisdom, who gets top billing, is curiously and unconvincingly allocated a girlfriend and a daughter several generations removed from his own; he also abruptly disappears halfway through. Sensible chap.
The production values are fairly bargain basement and the whole film has that dreadful "made for video " look about it. Heaven knows why some fine character actors such as Bernard Hill, Simon Ward , Darren Nesbitt and Gemma Craven chose to partake in this dross; and a crying shame that this was the cinematic swan song of that very fine actor Vladek Sheybal after such notable previous career highlights.
Incidentally, Norman Wisdom, who gets top billing, is curiously and unconvincingly allocated a girlfriend and a daughter several generations removed from his own; he also abruptly disappears halfway through. Sensible chap.