David Earl and Chris Hayward wrote and star in this comedy. Earl plays a lonely, eccentric Welsh inventor who creates a gangly robot (Hayward). This isn’t a slick sci-fi model, but a funky mismatched creature made from scraps, including a washing machine torso. You can see quirky written all over the concept. Sadly, their writing didn’t extend to funny. There’s an attempt at heartwarming emotions that somewhat succeeds, but the overall result is more silly than comic. Besides the absurdity of the whole premise, the fact that the inventor is aware of the camera veers into docudrama category but never explores that angle. Just another attempt at oddity. 
(2 / 5)
