Imagine if you took an episode of Doctor Who. You took the Doctor out, you pumped up the budget, added more action and filled it to the brim with humor. That is exactly what this film is like.
I'm not even exaggerating. Every part of the plot of this film, from the nature of the threat, to the intelligence behind the threat, to the way the threat is defeated, reminded me of something that would happen in a very, very boozy episode of Doctor Who.
I'm not ending the comparison there. The vehicle of Simon Pegg's character, Gary King, is essentially a time machine, in a very abstract way of looking at things - it comes from the past and can take you back there. Gary King is also a charming, whimsical sociopath, much like the Doctor. But beneath it all he is empty, and his companions bring with them the meaning that his life is lacking.
What I'm trying to say is, if you love Doctor Who, you'll love this. And if the Doctor regenerates into anything, let it be something like Gary King.
I'm not even exaggerating. Every part of the plot of this film, from the nature of the threat, to the intelligence behind the threat, to the way the threat is defeated, reminded me of something that would happen in a very, very boozy episode of Doctor Who.
I'm not ending the comparison there. The vehicle of Simon Pegg's character, Gary King, is essentially a time machine, in a very abstract way of looking at things - it comes from the past and can take you back there. Gary King is also a charming, whimsical sociopath, much like the Doctor. But beneath it all he is empty, and his companions bring with them the meaning that his life is lacking.
What I'm trying to say is, if you love Doctor Who, you'll love this. And if the Doctor regenerates into anything, let it be something like Gary King.