This is one of those movies which every time I see it’s on TV I wonder to myself, why haven’t I seen that movie yet, and then skip it again anyway, only to then wonder, “why do I always skip it?” – and when I finally get around to watching it, I just kinda look at the TV and think, “oh yeh.” I of course knew the ending to this movie – don’t worry, I won’t spoil it – but I still find myself wondering if that’s really such a shame as it sounds like it oughta be. If I hadn’t been aware of how this movie ended, would I really have got any more out of it? Sadly I don’t think I would. This is a genuinely well-realised vision of the future: production design, visual effects and ideas come together to keep it marginally interesting for the duration, alongside some semblance of a detective story. But you get to the end and realise that’s kinda all these things are there for. At least, that’s how I felt.

All this said, it must be said, it took me until almost half way through the movie to even think to check the IMDb and see if the guy who looked like Charlton Heston really was Charlton Heston, lol (yes: some facts just skip me by, lol), and I was pretty surprised. Heston is not someone I like to watch in movies as much as a lot of other people – I have the same issue with Steve McQueen and used to have it with Warren Beatty, but Heston is like the king of the unwatchables, and yet he is perfectly watchable here. Other than this, what can I say except it just didn’t do it for me.