An Insane Laugh Riot At The Military!

Rating: Null/10 (10 November 2009)

Robert Altman's wacky comedy, 'M*A*S*H' sketches the lunacy (caused by war) that takes place in a military medical camp. Starring Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Robert Duvall and Sally Kellerman, 'M*A*S*H' is an out and out laugh riot. Within the craze in the movie, Altman touches many relevant themes like sexual harassment towards women in the military, fanaticism and depression. The humour is very situational ranging from absurd to slapstick and there are two many laugh out loud moments of which I have lost count. While the viewer is laughing there are many disturbing moments like the operation scenes and the soldiers harassing O'Hoolihan. But, it must be stated that this is a dark comedy satire. The characters are well written and the actors deliver very natural performances. Perhaps the cast and crew really had a blast during the making of 'M*A*S*H'. I wouldn't be surprised. This movie is non-stop laughter and at the same time full of substance.