The Man Who Haunted Himself

Basil Deardens final film is a decent thriller that is made worth watching because of an unsuspected ending. Tho it's a plot that doesn't stand up thinking too much about it.

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'Twas decent, but a real oddity. I confess that I didn't really understand what was happening the majority of the time. Some Stellar performances and eerily tense scenes were the standout aspects.

Despite a strong performance by Roger Moore, this very suspenseful film is a hodge-podge of plot holes, illogic, and alternating passages of thrills and tedium. I rated it a 50 because Moore's performance is so good. A somewhat similarly themed Liam Neeson film, "Unknown," was based on a stronger premise.

Fine, if occasionally overwrought thriller, spends far too much time before revealing its fairly obvious secret. Moore (far removed from Bond) is stiff to start with, but gets better as the film progresses; supporting cast is fairly weak (and saddled with some (intentionally?) laughable dialogue), though ever reliable Rodgers as a few good moments. While it ultimately lacks focus, it is fun for fans of Moore (and a particular type of old fashioned twee British thriller.)

Very much of its time, but with a strong central premise and performance from Moore. Some nice allegory about the social changes happening at the time, and a memorable hallucinatory sequence at the end.

Dull retread of the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" episode "The Case of Mr. Pelham". Slow and confusing, but with a solid Brit supporting cast -- especially Jones as a logic-minded psychiatrist. Favorite Moore line: "I'm not James Bond of Her Majesty's secret service, you know!"

A decent but very aged thriller probably most interesting for seeing a pre-Bond Roger Moore playing a distinctly different character.

Not bad.