An Inspector Calls

A bit of a peculiar one. The dinner table conversation at the start instantly gave me flashbacks to Harry Enfield’s "Women: Know Your Limits!", so I couldn’t help but smile right off the bat. Then, when the inspector arrived, things started to feel a bit off in a good way, like there was something more beneath the surface. I was enjoying the story, the cast was solid, and I was set on giving it a strong three-star rating. But then the film shifted gears into full-on social commentary mode, and suddenly I found myself losing interest. I don't care much for moral lectures in today’s films, and I wasn't any more entertained by the ones from the past. And that ending? Felt like pure cop-out territory. It took the potential third star and buried it. / Lesson learned: when in doubt, let it fizzle out. (09/07/2024)

It pretends to be a classic detective movie, but – and I have nothing against classic detective movies – fortunately this is something completely different, more interesting, better. Don't find out more, watch it and be surprised. Alastair Sim gives a great performance that underpins the atmosphere of the whole film. P.S: Arthur Young, who plays Mr. Birling, bears an uncanny resemblance to Bohuš Záhorský! (12/09/2021)