Thin comedy, sometimes transformed by the energy of Monty Python's Cleese as a school headmaster, driven by punctuality. On the way to a speaking engagement at a convention, he keeps getting into all manner of trouble. If you adore Cleese, you'll have a fine time. Otherwise Frayn's script
is not meaty enough to sustain viewer interest, nor is there any momentum built by Morahan's direction.
Released:
1986
Rated:
PG
Length:
96 mins