have always love his knockout performance a the egoticstical producer in the band wagon and be familiar with his recording i watch this latterday jack buchanan movie with great expectation . a parody of the johnny ray type celebrity it base on a long running stage show that also star buchanan . the idea itself isn not bad and with the right handle it could have be a british equivelent of the girl can not help it ( it even feature britain own blond bombshell diana dors and in a cameo ) but the satire be limp and and j lee thompson be far more at home in gritty thriller than froth like this . what we end up with be a silly ( in the annoy sense ) witless piece typical of the mediocre stuff rank be churn out in the 50 . the film be dominate by constant mugging and bad performance ( the teeth grindingly unfunny psychiatrist rate special mention ) clumsy slapstick ( joan sims repeatedly swoon whenever she see the singer and buchanan fall into a fish pool and or fall onto a trampoline and or repeatedly get his hat press down over his eye etc . ) this might sound mildly amusing and maybe it be back in the 50 but now the whole thing be so predictable and laboured and with most gag be repeat ad nauseum that the only reaction be to groan . furthermore it a musical of sort and our ( minimal ) enjoyment be dampen by some tedious song . of these only cry hit the mark be exactly the type of song johnny ray would have sing and this provide the sole amusing scene in the film when a slightly drunk buchanan decides to have a crack . apparently this be a real show stopper on stage . here it a brief chance for buchanan to shine and he milk it for all it worth . by the last 5 minute i be long to fast forward this particular turkey when out of the blue the film give u a few minute of vintage jack and in a brief song and dance number after all the plot point be be resolve . if the whole movie have be like this few minute of good humour hoofing from a guy who know how and then it would have be a very pleasant experience indeed . unfortunately it isn not and although everyone try hard ( too hard ) it a laboured piece and unworthy of it star .