Incredibly Funny and Thought Provoking

Rating: 9/10 (9 September 2015)

I tend to avoid giving movies a ten, and while I gave this one a solid nine out of ten, I do wish I could give it a 9 and a half. Kubrick is without a doubt one of history's greatest directors and screenwriters, and until I saw Dr. Strangelove, I figured I knew the themes of any given Kubrick movie. This movie was no ordinary Kubrick film.
The film, based off a more stoic novel, was gut wrenchingly funny. The humor was unbelievably deadpan and dry, but that's intelligent, smart humor I thoroughly enjoy. However, if you scratch beneath the surface, you can see the multiple layers of the film. Dr. Strangelove is one giant critique of Cold War politics, American jingoism, and wartime political scenarios. Any movie that makes you laugh when the plot is about the end of the world is a truly amazing comedy.