Take Me High

If your a Cliff Richard fan you will love this film. Looks a bit dated now and not one of his better films. Summer Holiday is his best film in my opinion.

I'd loved to have gave this a higher rating, but I found the story so mediocre. Cliff and Deborah make a pleasant couple, decent performance by George Cole, playing Arthur Daley 5 years earlier than TV series Minder. The songs are average at best, but Cliff's fight to own the best Burger bar in Birmingham almost had me won over.

Just started watching this film on the Talking Pictures TV Channel, when I saw it had Cliff Richard in it I wasn't going to bother as I am not a fan of his. But because Hugh Griffiths was in it I changed my mind, as I have always liked him. I like George Cole and I hadn't realised he was in the film, it didn't mention his name. I hoped that there wouldn't be any singing in it, and when I heard the music I was really put out. I don't know how I managed to cope with it, but when I heard Richard start to sing that was enough for me.

Coming across this old flick of Harry Webb, better known as Cliff Richard, nowadays Sir Cliff Richard, I had to give it a try. Made in Birmingham appealed too. The Story is so-so, definitely old hat. What may have worked for 1973 does not do it in 2020. The 12 songs, all never heard of, are fair but not hit material. A lighthearted movie with a comical touch, appealed to teenagers then with Cliff looking like a dressed-up beatnik with long hair, the style of that era. May appeal to older people for nostalgia.

Awful. OK if you love Cliff (and I mean you would have to love the lad) then fine, well maybe? I am not sure that his fans can save such a dire film? Just buy the LP/ CD if you are a fan. Avoid, avoid, avoid if this is the only viewing option on a dull, raining, freezing Sunday. Instead go get the raincoat and take on the weather every time over this shoddy rubbish.