IMDb meta-data is a runtime of 1 hour and 36 minutes, rated 5.4 by 1701 cinematizens.
Genre: MysteryCom.
DNA: Isle of Man.
Verdict: Oh hum.
Tagline: Oh hum.
With the sledgehammer subtlety of Hollywood the opening scene lays out the film. Reality is what you believe it is. Welcome to Fox News and Magaland.
However it takes another 90 minutes to confirm that thesis. Dr Nandor Fodor (1895-1964), who by the way did exist and made a career of debunking the mysticism of the time, gets drawn into conversation with an illegal Asian immigrant mongoose. (You read that right.)
On the plus side of the ledger, the acting is fine, the cinematography of the Isle of Man is scrumptious, and the valedictory presence of Dr Emmett Brown is charming.
On the debt side the story is an empty shell. The syllable ‘Com’ is used above because ‘comedy’ is attributed to it on the IMDb but I did not notice any of it myself.
I watched it thinking Simon Pegg is a clever writer himself and any project with his touch would be fun. WRONG!