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TARDIS Guide

Overview

Released

January 1994

Written by

Mark Gatiss

Directed by

Bill Baggs

Runtime

60 minutes

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Hawthorne, Earth, England

Synopsis

An ancient evil approaches Earth bent on destruction and murder...but who is assisting it and who will stand in its way?

Former UNIT luminary Liz Shaw and her assistant Bayliss are investigating a series of bizarre murders, all committed near a soon-to-be-closed psychiatric hospital. When the hospital is unexpectedly reprieved by rich Industrialist Peter Russell events seem to move out of Liz's control. Are the incumbent director of the clinic, Doctor Dove and his predecessor Doctor O'Kane harboring the killer? What is the centuries-old horror hidden in the grounds? And what exactly is the secret of room zero?

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I enjoyed this quite a lot! The plot felt tight and mostly made sense. The characters all seemed solid and the acting was strong (which is to be expected considering how strong the cast is). I also liked how the story is directed and shot, and the score was good (Mark Ayres made it so that's not suprising). I felt that bits of it were a little messy, with the timeline being a little inconsistent between scenes or characters moving between locations in seemingly no time at all (of course, this is not the case, but I don't feel the story communicated this very well). I also felt that some bits nearer the end started to make less sense and be a little confusing. Overall, this is an enjoyable watch!


I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed that, or, well, the second half at least. The first half of the film tends to drag a bit, and I feel it could probably have been better if they cut it down to 40 minutes and focused more on the more horror aspect of the second half rather than the 30/40 mins of setup.

When they do get to that god part though, it's really good! I knew the cast were going to be fun to watch, being mostly former doctors, but the cinematography was great, especially some of the lighting at the end.

An 8/10 film brought down by messy plotting, a first half that drags, and a bit of a tonal shift with in jokes for the audience in the first half being a bit jarring compared to the ending.


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