Another of my recent 'watching films that I first saw as a teenager' viewings, this didn't hold up to my intial impressions, but remains an enjoyably naff 9o or so minutes.
A man has visions of wrong doings andf is persuaded to go and help out the damsel in distress in the visions. An American tv movie that was certainly meant as a pilot to a series it is easy to see why it never evolved. The star is Leonard Nimoy and while he was good as playing the unemotional Spock, he was truly at sea at playing a human. His playing of the character of Tom Kovak, racing driver and medium, is wholly beyond his capabilities. His supposed witty repartee is delivered in such a wooden way that it deadens his chemistry with Susan Hampshire, who rises well to the occasion. Mostly shot with back projection and studio sets, it's easy to see what could have been, but in the end it just fails. It's a shame because you can see what could have been. Watchable nonetheless.
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