Kubrick's satiric masterpiece.

Rating: 10/10 (28 March 2000)

A riotous, razor-sharp satire. Who knew (at that point) that Kubrick could be so funny? Peter Sellers shines in all three roles (although my favorite is Colonel Mandrake). Slim Picken and Sterling Hayden give the best performances of their careers. The only actor who refuses to play it "straight" is George C. Scott. Watching him bomb about the set as if he were in a burlesque sketch, one wishes Kubrick had reined him in and wonders why he didn't. Nonetheless, this film is a masterpiece and deserves to be seen and re-seen.