ThinkIndiana Jonescrossed withAces High.
As such Fergusons role ends up being closer to that of a comic foil.
This means that the other American characters have to be grating comic relief just to make Jim look good.
Or, when the contrast between nationalities provides some good natured ribbing, with Biggles declaration: Quick!
Untie us before they realise youre not a God, youre just an American.
The drawback of the comic foil also being the audience identification figure is that he effectively becomes the lead.
Jon Andersons Do You Want to be a Hero?
being a genuine forgotten 80s action score gem.
The rather odd concept of time twins notwithstanding, the writers do utilise the temporal mechanics well.
Conversely the film can also flit back to the thick of the action in 1917 without any tedious explanations.
It is this anachronistic fun that contributes so much geeky charm to the film.
It should be easy to despise this film.
Readers of the original books could have every right to feel aggrieved.
Biggles: Adventures In Timeis like looking into a distorting mirror for the patriotic pilot.
