Kubrick's satire is still a monument of filmmaking

Rating: 10/10 (23 November 2011)

Stanley Kubrick's cold war satire still remains one of the greatest black comedies but also one of the monuments of filmmaking. It takes accurate looks at war and society's reaction to war with the common Kubrick theme of dehumanization. The only difference here is that Kubrick is playing us for laughs. That is what makes this one Kubrick's most accessible masterpiece. His observations still remain both insightful and relevant today and Sellers' multiple performances only grow in power with age. Each performance is more funny than the last! A Kubrick masterpiece that may even top his dramatic films in sheer power and social observation.