ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

GetPapa Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

Clarissa Mora The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Bumpy Chip It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

bombersflyup The Man Who Haunted Himself, despite having a quality premise and a solid lead performance from Moore, falls short of being memorable.The resolution is probably its biggest downfall. They talk it out and then he runs off the road, dies and disappears. Yes it resolved the situation, his life goes on, but what does it do for the viewer? Plus Pelham having those repetitive flashes while driving at the end, was really annoying. Why didn't he enjoy spending time with and want to be intimate with his wife? That was odd. It was also rather sluggish at times. I did like it, it just could of been so much more.

d_m_s The Man Who Haunted Himself is an interesting concept but unfortunately the film was executed poorly.Roger Moore's campy performance was one of those where I couldn't tell if his acting was really bad or if he was hamming it up for laughs (though it wasn't even slightly amusing).However what really let the film down was incredibly boring characters, a dull script, repetitive scenes and a lack of technical flair – those 3 car chase scenes have to be the most boring chase scenes I have ever seen.Overall, dull.

FilmBuff1994 The Man Who Haunted Himself is a good movie with a reasonably well developed storyline and a terrific cast. For a ninety minute film, it's quite slow to begin, but once the story properly kicks off it is very intriguing, as we follow a man who suspects someone may be impersonating him, a situation which ends up being even more insane than he expected. Roger Moore's performance in this film is astounding, and it's a shame he will never get the recognition he deserves for the hard work he put in to this role, long before James Bond he proved that he was well able to play deranged men, but due to poor marketing, this film never took off. The budget was clearly very low and because of that it does fail to deliver its complete potential, there are limited locations, Pelham's office building and house being where the majority of the scenes take place, and some parts felt very thrown together, as if they did it in one take, not trying to perfect it. The ending is the main reason I am giving this a seven instead of an eight, the build up and tension of the two Pelham's finally meeting is well executed, the scene when they finally meet is the highlight of the entire movie, and suddenly it felt as if they could not think of how to end it, it's ridiculously anti-climatic, leaving so many unanswered questions, you could not help but feel frustrated. Roger Moore certainly brings in a fantastic performance that adds to the thrills, and though it may have many flaws, The Man Who Haunted Himself is still worth the watch if you are looking for a good thriller. A man suspects a duplicate of him may be roaming about and living his life in a more luxurious fashion. Best Performance: Roger Moore

Jonathon Dabell Roger Moore rates his performance in The Man Who Haunted Himself as the best of his career. It makes for a rather interesting insight when actors or directors or composers reveal what they consider their finest work. While the film itself in this case may not be the best that the actor has ever appeared in, Moore is probably right about his performance in it. He gets to register hitherto unseen emotions and nuances as the title character, and the script demands more "genuine" acting than he ever had to produce in the days of The Saint, The Persuaders, James Bond, or indeed any of his other movies.A dull and conservative business man named Harold Pelham (Roger Moore) is driving home from work one day when he does something extremely uncharacteristic. Almost as if possessed, he removes his seatbelt and drives terrifyingly fast, ultimately crashing his car. Later, while the unconscious Pelham is on an operating table his heart temporarily stops and it is only thanks to the speedy reactions of the doctors that he is revived. For a moment after his revival, something very strange happens – TWO heartbeats are briefly detected on the heart monitor. The operating doctors simply assume that their equipment is faulty. A while later, the fully healed Pelham returns to his usual routines – family life, work, social life, etc. But soon weird events start to plague him – people claim to have spoken to him the week before even though he has been on holiday; people turn up for lunch at his house when he swears he hasn't invited them; one man even pays up for losing a snooker match against him at the club, when in actual fact Pelham has no memory of playing the game. At work, a business opportunity involving a new electronic device is beset with problems as an alleged "mole" leaks details of the product to a rival company. Pelham begins to suspect that an impostor is trying to sabotage his life. Gradually, the awful truth becomes clear. When he died on the operating table and had to be resuscitated, a doppelganger (or "alter ego") was released…. and now the real Pelham and his sinister double are locked in a life-and-death struggle against each other.The Man Who Haunted Himself is an intriguing "thinking-man's" bloodcurdler. The story (by Anthony Armstrong) had already seen light as a 30-minute short on Alfred Hitchcock Presents. This extended version fleshes things out a bit more, and spends more time philosophising about the definition of identity, with Moore giving a riveting turn both as the bewildered hero and his evil double. In some ways the extra details inadvertently weaken the story, distracting audience attention from the teasing plot by dragging in too many characters and subplots. But it is worth persevering with the film through its periodic lulls, especially so that one can enjoy the absolutely terrific final scene – a thrilling car chase in which the real Pelham and the doppelganger pursue each until one of them plunges to his death over the side of a bridge. The ending is wonderfully unsettling and thought-provoking. On the whole, The Man Who Haunted Himself is a worthwhile audience teaser, a little drawn-out and heavy-handed in parts, but generally an enjoyable excursion into the supernatural for those who like such things.