Just didn't do it for me

Rating: 6/10 (16 January 2005)

I really wanted to like this movie. Sometimes Peter Sellers makes me laugh and sometimes I just think the way he plays the characters are too OTT.
This movie is currently No.16 of all time and I just don't get it. Yes I know its a black comedy and your not necessarily supposed to be laughing out loud but for pity's sake a black comedy is still supposed to be funny.
The first 30 minutes of the film passed without any comedy at all in my opinion. It then turned slightly more comical but an all time classic. Not for me. The only line that I can really recall was the 'no fighting, this is the war room'. That raised a smirk.
Maybe this film worked well 41 years ago when it would have been controversial indeed but in these days there's just not enough there.
The Dr. Strangelove character was worst of all. I felt like I was watching an episode of The Young Ones or something.
Overall an okay way to spend a couple of hours, but oh so disappointing.
I score it a 6