A lot of these early sci-fi films (and even modern) are centered around 1 innovation, creation, or invention that gives a bad guy an upper hand. Doctor Zorka, on the other hand, has really put a lot of time, research, and thought in to a revolutionary power source. Quite a bit of intrigue, cat-and-mouse, and ruses ensue in a surprisingly punchy movie (with of course actual punches). Plenty of action, the writing holds out reasonably well through most of the film, and the actors click into their cliché roles without too much distraction.
The wheels begin to come off of the cart near the end though, as the brilliant doctor seems to uncharacteristically lose control, overly trust, and flat-out hackneyed looses it instead of holding to original diabolical plans. Maybe that's what happens when a person goes insane, but would've made a better, more consistent watch if he were outsmarted.
The wheels begin to come off of the cart near the end though, as the brilliant doctor seems to uncharacteristically lose control, overly trust, and flat-out hackneyed looses it instead of holding to original diabolical plans. Maybe that's what happens when a person goes insane, but would've made a better, more consistent watch if he were outsmarted.