The tenants of an old boarding house are terrorized by an evil slumlord. One day a strange man arrives at the house and begins to help them with their problems.
Is it worth your time? If you like old British dramas that feel like they’re filmed inside a shoebox, you’ll probably find something to love here. If you prefer your movies with a bit more grit or, you know, people acting like real humans rather than chess pieces in a morality play, you might want to skip it. It’s not...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old British dramas that feel like they’re filmed inside a shoebox, you’ll probably find something to love here. If you prefer your movies with a bit more grit or, you know, people acting like real humans rather than chess pieces in a morality play, you might want to skip it. It’s not quite as punchy as The Cat's-Paw, though it shares that same desperate need to believe in the goodness of strangers. I kept waiting for someone to just yell at the guy to stop bei..."
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