I thought this was really good. It's briskly paced, and Roland Young is charming as the befuddled nobody who suddenly finds himself with virtually unlimited power. He consults businessmen, his co-workers, his vicar and a worldly soldier, but he finds their advice too complicated and contradictory. He relies on his own instincts to change the world, but he's no better at it than the powerful people he dislikes. Not only a good reflection on the nature of power, the film is an important reminder that neither the great or the near great, the weak or the strong, the smart or the stupid should have the power to make others bend to their will. As flawed and unjust as the world is, we can only proceed by free will and not force. "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" addressed questions which resonated throughout the 20th Century and are still relevant today.
