Whatever
Happened to Harold Smith? Movie Review:
Now
going by a Movie with the title Whatever Happened To Harold
Smith, you would think the movie would be about and centered
on a character called Harold Smith wouldn't you?
Well
this film is and it isn't. It tends to concentrate on Harold
Smiths (played by veteran thespian Tom Courtenany) son Vince
Smith.
Harold
Smith has the power to move things with his mind a la Uri
Geller (who was rumoured to be getting a part in this movie)
but with a small difference. Harold sometimes makes things
explode when he moves them.
Now this sounds like enough focus for a movie doesnt it?
The premise sounds like a lot of fun but as said earlier
for some reason they decide to dedicate more time to his
son Vince who is going through the usual things you expect
from someone of his age. Ie he thinks he is better than
what he is doing at the moment and cannot get the girl he
wants. Whats worse is that Vince provides a voiceover for
the Movie that is unbelievably irritating.
Because
they concentrate on Vince , Tom Courtenay's role is not
as fully explored as it should be and comes over as a bit
of a waste.
The
Movie is a bit of a mess to be honest, you never really
know if it is coming or going. The soundtrack doesnt help
matters either being a mixture between Punk and Disco that
tends to jar and exascerbate matters further.
Overall
this is a Movie that had great potential but because they
never really decided what to concentrate on has not achieved
what it should have and is a bit of a stew.
Oh,
and Lulu is in it too, need I say more ?
Gary
Gray
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