Straight on till Morning (1972)
What a total let down this film was.
Step forward Mr. Shane Briant.
Shane Briant is completely unconvincing and overplays constantly without an established star like Peter Cushing to reel him in. To cap his disasterous performance off he has the look of a drummer rejected by Poison. He seems to play the same pompous, slightly crazed, and detached role that he adopts for the far superior Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell. No wonder he ends up in tv mini series hell for the rest of his career. His most deranged moment comes as he smudges Tushingham's lipstick when she has her hair done.
Leading lady Rita Tushingham has no appeal whatsoever, simpering about all over the place.
Unfortunately Straight on till Morning is just a typical down in the dumps kitchen sink drama, alas without the blackly comedic dramatic touch applied by someone like Mike Leigh.
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