"Disappointing" is the word for this story, based on an H.G. Wells book, which had an interesting premise but the film was way too talky which made it difficult to maintain interest. It also was too secular in nature, but that is not surprising knowing Wells' lack of spirituality.
Roland Young is always fun to watch (see "Topper") but there isn't much humor in this....and there should and all of the advice Young received (yak, yak, yak) on how to use his new-found powers was pretty sad. Almost all of it was for monetary gain, which is not surprising. That's the world for you.
Only one person seemed to advise him t use his powers for healing. This story has an supernatural/spiritual base to it yet God is never mentioned as someone who has given the man his powers, or given thanks for giving him them, nor consulted on how best to use them. In other words, it's a typical "religious story" written by people who are clueless or have no use for religion.
At any rate, there were some special-effects scenes that were fun to watch, such as a clothing store being cleaned up in seconds and a tree suddenly sprouting in the street.
This movie COULD have been so good, it's a shame how it wound up.
Roland Young is always fun to watch (see "Topper") but there isn't much humor in this....and there should and all of the advice Young received (yak, yak, yak) on how to use his new-found powers was pretty sad. Almost all of it was for monetary gain, which is not surprising. That's the world for you.
Only one person seemed to advise him t use his powers for healing. This story has an supernatural/spiritual base to it yet God is never mentioned as someone who has given the man his powers, or given thanks for giving him them, nor consulted on how best to use them. In other words, it's a typical "religious story" written by people who are clueless or have no use for religion.
At any rate, there were some special-effects scenes that were fun to watch, such as a clothing store being cleaned up in seconds and a tree suddenly sprouting in the street.
This movie COULD have been so good, it's a shame how it wound up.