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Title: Not so classic Who
Review: Overall, this movie was entertaining and, at the time of release, a welcome return of the Doctor to TV. The problem I have with it is what actually got it aired on FOX tv in the first place. It was too commercialized and Americanized for true Whovians. I was a fan watching Doctor Who re-runs on PBS as a teen and loved it. Tom Baker was my first Doctor and, though other actors were very good, Tom is MY Doctor. Paul McGann does justice to the Doctor nicely and Eric Roberts is a top-notch actor very capable of pulling off the villain, though somewhat lacking the Master's "I would like to be good, but can't" warmth meant to make you like/dislike him. It's not a problem with the actors, but of the story itself. It's like the writers either held back (or were held back by FOX) or the best bits of the story got chopped out by TV execs who only care about the money.As a movie on its own, it was good. As a real Doctor Who story, it's a fail. Your call.
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