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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Best of Lee Evans, - as a character actor. He WAS the Mr Polly that I imagined as I read the H.G.Wells novel some 40 years ago. A truly believable character, he tries to better his situation in life with a rather devious illegal act but it all goes wrong and he emerges as the Hero of the Hour!
Having learnt his lesson (one hopes) his life now improves.
This is a marvellous story, acted to perfection by all the cast members.
Having learnt his lesson (one hopes) his life now improves.
This is a marvellous story, acted to perfection by all the cast members.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The turn of the century. Alfred Polly - the humble dreamer, forever looking up at the stars. Sadly all has gone wrong - his tiny gents' outfitters failing, his wife increasingly frustrated by his lack of ambition. The only escape would seem suicide. Instead, there is a dramatic turn of events....
Lee Evans is perfect as Polly, so heartfelt his cry: "I'm not most men. I'm ME." Unexpectedly appealing too is Anne-Marie Duff in what could have been the unsympathetic role of wife Miriam. Both are good people, but incompatible. (Polly: "See where the road takes us." Miriam: "What's the point of walking if you're not going anywhere?")
A 90 minute gem from ITV. No bonuses, alas. Just sit back and enjoy. Here are times lovingly recreated and a gentle, wistful hero discovering dreams CAN come true.
Warmly recommended.
Lee Evans is perfect as Polly, so heartfelt his cry: "I'm not most men. I'm ME." Unexpectedly appealing too is Anne-Marie Duff in what could have been the unsympathetic role of wife Miriam. Both are good people, but incompatible. (Polly: "See where the road takes us." Miriam: "What's the point of walking if you're not going anywhere?")
A 90 minute gem from ITV. No bonuses, alas. Just sit back and enjoy. Here are times lovingly recreated and a gentle, wistful hero discovering dreams CAN come true.
Warmly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
but Lee Evans has done it. A wonderful version of the story which is enjoyable and thoroughly believable. Lee Evans shows himself to be a very talented actor as well as a comedian. The rest of the cast is superb too, with Julie Graham especially good. So often remakes are a disappointment, but this one absolutely isn't and it does justice to HG Wells' story.
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