London prepares for a solar eclipse and on the M25 a taxi driver picks up Tomas Katz, dressed as a nineteenth century bagman. Tomas can substitute himself into other peoples lives and is on a mission, (for whom or for what we never discover), to bring about the end of the world.

     In Scotland Yard the blind Chief Inspector receives information about the worsening situation, (the conspiracy of windows, a grass blade incident in Tufnell Park, the loss of the Tube system, etc.), and consults his Ouija board - not for the first time in his career.

     Oh, and things start to get a bit strange.

     Ben Hopkins' low budget black and white second feature is a hilarious, breath-taking triumph that leaves you astounded at his confidence. Styles range from Langesque silent film to kickin' drum & base video when Tomas opts to play car alarms. The bravery of someone deciding not to use a crowd of extras at a press conference but instead use Ralph Steadmanish cardboard cut-outs - and making it work - leaves you gasping.

     If ever someone was qualified to adapt the works of Robert Rankin, it is this guy. He clearly knows how to deal with weird shit.

Suzy Kuba