The Airzone Solution (1993)

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The only real reason to watch BBV's The Airzone Solution is because it starts four Doctors Who (Pertwee, Davison, Colin Baker and McCoy) as well as Nicola "Peri" Bryant, Michael "Davros" Wisher, future Dalek voice Nicholas Briggs, and pre-stardom Alan Cummings! (Could also mention the synth music which is right out of 80s Who.) Baker shines early on as a sparkly weatherman, and turns out to be the protagonist once he starts receiving visions from beyond the grave leading him to a Dark Mirror-ish pollution-related conspiracy in near-future Britain. Doctor Who fans will also get a certain frisson from Baker and Bryant's love scenes. However, and this is a big however, despite its short run time, Airzone wouldn't know structure if it built a geometric shape around it. There's no telling who's a main character and who isn't until at least the halfway point, the supernatural lathered over strict SF doesn't make sense, the heroes don't know what's going on until the last few minutes so are only acting impulsively at the script's insistence, and Pertwee's role is surplus to requirements and just confusing. Recast this with non-nostalgic actors and you have a very boring affair indeed. But as a Doctor Who fan, I could enjoy it as a curiosity. 3 years 5 months ago