Possibly the greatest ending of a film, completely in fitting with Kubrick's obsession with man's tendency to destroy his fellow man, a theme very clear in all his films. But for a film directed by possibly America's greatest Director ever, this film needs to be seen for another reason, Peter Sellers.
Sellers is so good in this movie it's unbelievable, not only does he deliver one good performance but three (count 'um) three. Never have I seen such comedic brilliance since Alec Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets. Sellers makes each of the characters totally believable, from Group Capt. Mandrake, to the uptight President Muffley and the brilliance of Dr. Strangelove himself.
There's also Slim Pickens riding that bomb, that's the kind of image that will raise a smile for the rest of my life. And although the film isn't really "Blazing Saddles" laugh out loud funny, it has a nice subtlety; the satire of the situation is so absurd and pitch black that the natural reaction is to laugh.
Dr Strangelove goes alongside every Kubrick film as essential viewing, and this, his only true comedy make the occasion all the more important. It's definitely not his best film, but it is Sellers', and the ending has to be seen to be believed... "Mien Fuhrer, I can walk": true genius.
8/10
Sellers is so good in this movie it's unbelievable, not only does he deliver one good performance but three (count 'um) three. Never have I seen such comedic brilliance since Alec Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets. Sellers makes each of the characters totally believable, from Group Capt. Mandrake, to the uptight President Muffley and the brilliance of Dr. Strangelove himself.
There's also Slim Pickens riding that bomb, that's the kind of image that will raise a smile for the rest of my life. And although the film isn't really "Blazing Saddles" laugh out loud funny, it has a nice subtlety; the satire of the situation is so absurd and pitch black that the natural reaction is to laugh.
Dr Strangelove goes alongside every Kubrick film as essential viewing, and this, his only true comedy make the occasion all the more important. It's definitely not his best film, but it is Sellers', and the ending has to be seen to be believed... "Mien Fuhrer, I can walk": true genius.
8/10