For example, Kent has to escape his grungy apartment, but he has to keep the broken TV on by occasionally switching the remote, or his captors will realize he s gone. Put a little pecking bird toy on the remote. One character wants cream with his coffee, but a little paste will do. No great stretch. If this all sounds a bit loopy, it s supposed to.
Some situations are funny, as is some of the dialog.
A lot of it falls flat, however, simply through bad writing. And it doesn t help that you d like to steer the hero over a ledge.