Saturday, February 6, 2010

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

I DON'T GET IT.

This is one of those movies that's praised in all critical circles as not just being a meaningful satire, but being a genuinely funny comedy. So I watched it expecting to enjoy it. I think I laughed MAYBE one time in this film, and smiled one or two more times. Mostly it seemed disjointed. And I just wasn't amused by Peter Sellers' cast of characters. (But then I am not a fan of one actor playing multiple characters in general - it becomes less about making them themselves and more about making them NOT like the others.)

I'm clearly missing something here, but I found very little to enjoy in this movie. Very disappointing. 1 star.

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