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The over-abundance of cliched and banal action movie situations - the would-be witty one-liners, the should-have-been-impressive set-pieces etc - that never seem to have quite the impact the film-makers desired.

There are two stories running side by side. When they reach the junction they collide. It's a Hollywood disaster

Exam drifts from being genuinely enigmatic and moody to derivative, disappointing, even ridiculous.

As a romantic comedy, this cringes more than it cracks up.

The film collapses in on itself spectacularly.

"The plot is bollocks."

A ragbag of cliches, in which Richard Harris attempts to give an acting lesson.

For all that there's some gold within it the real treasure is in playfulness.

From the outset, it has something of the cool visual flair of a Seventies thriller.

It is to writer/director Paul Anderson's credit that he retains the tension throughout.

Anna Brecon is convincing as the numb, traumatised Paula, but it's really Jane March's film.