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The Curse (2022)
Diabolical
Highlight is in the first minutes of episode 1.
"Geezer" outside with a car phone calling to say he's outside. Those of a certain age will remember being insanely jealous of me the "prat" with a phone as large as a brick but never admitting it.
After that bit of nostalgia, it's all downhill.
In episode 6, the copper says that he can't listen to that ridiculous voice any more after hearing for two minutes. You're lucky mate, we've had to endure it for five-and-a-half episodes.
Could have been good but too much overacting spoils it.
Code 404 (2020)
Do yourself a favour - stay away
I was looking forward to this. I've always rated both lead actors. But the script is AWFUL. Most jokes are telegraphed well in advance and then take a long time to die.
One minute John Major has a database bigger than the internet but the next he can't recognise everyday objects.
Upright (2019)
WOW! What's not to like?
To answer my own question, what's not to like is a lot of unnecessary swearing - especially from the female lead - hence the 9 star rating.
Otherwise, this was perfect. A roller-coaster of emotions albeit a series of not entirely believable stories but, hey, it's in the name of entertainment. Now I have this overwhelming desire to cross Australia with a piano!
I'd never heard of Milly Alcock before but surely she has all the qualities of a future superstar.
The Child in Time (2017)
Total, utter rubbish
Whoopee! Benedict Cumberbatch is in it - that means it's going to be good, yes? Er... no! Does anyone else feel that Mr. C is overrated and overexposed?
This movie starts off OK but then we have some trumped up "scientist" telling us that children shouldn't read until they're 12 and then no further mention of it. What was that all about?
Mr. C's wife has moved to a country cottage but doesn't seem the least surprised when he turns up on her doorstep, unannounced.
Then Mr. C is called in by the Prime Minister to investigate the disappearance of his friend, Charles but we're not told what his connection to the PM is - nor do we care! Also, Charles has regressed to childhood but no real explanation why. Still, there is a happy ending, Charles hangs himself.
Then Mr. C's mother tells him that she saw him as a small child before he was born. This has nothing further to do with the story.
Then our hero starts taking piano lessons, which, once again, go nowhere.
In the end, we go to Charles's funeral and there isn't a dry eye in the house - probably through yawning too much by this stage.
Then, lo and behold, Mr. C's wife has a new baby ... THE END
What a waste of an hour and a half of my life.