SYNOPSIS:
A disappointing school teacher named Neil Clarke suddenly
discovers that he has been granted the ability to do absolutely anything by a
group of power-crazed eccentric aliens, as an experiment. Clarke is having
trouble dealing with his new found ability. Thus, he decides to seek help from
his loyal canine companion Dennis.
When some aliens, who travel from planet to planet to see
what kind of species inhabits them, come to Earth. And if they are, according
to their standards, decent, they are welcomed to be their friend. And if not
the planet is destroyed. To find out they choose one inhabitant and give that
person the power to do whatever he/she wants. And they choose Neil Clarke, a
teacher who teaches the special kids. He is constantly being berated by the
headmaster and is attracted to his neighbor, Catherine but doesn't have the
guts to approach her. But now he can do anything he wants but has to be
careful.
Simon Pegg does his best as a downtrodden teacher who is
randomly selected by interplanetary beings to have godlike magic powers. He
uses these to make his beautiful neighbour (Kate Beckinsale) fall in love with
him – and things continue from there. A huge amount of talent here, including
Joanna Lumley and Eddie Izzard. Sadly it goes nowhere.
With that magic on hand you could probably solve every problem in the world??
ReplyDeleteComedy unlike other genres does not translate well when critics rely on details found in press packs to fill out their reviews.
Simon Pegg seems to have been typecast as the 'ugly comedy brit' in Hollywood who will take any role thrown at him.