Looking like it was shot on 16mm stock, this film has many famous faces, including even Harry Carpenter and Alan Whicker doing cameo commentaries, but one wonders if any of them had read the complete script and just did it for the money. They must have spent a lot on attracting the big names with no clear idea of how the film should hang together. Ringo Starr wanders around showing minimal acting skill or experience. John Cleese and Graham Chapman contributed to the script with little hint of their comedic skills. To me the funniest bit is Spike Milligan who I suspect is ad-libbing. Possibly of some academic interest, eg in showing how not to make a film and contribute to the ruination of the British film industry, but otherwise frankly a bizarre and self-indulgent waste of time.
Review of The Magic Christian
