Review of Britannia Hospital (1982) by Harry E — 09 Nov 2008
Lindsay Anderson's most obvious satire. For some reason, I'm not quite sure what, it simply doesn't measure up to the genius of its predecessors, If.... and O Lucky Man! Perhaps because it sort of gets lost in the excess of its own irateness.
Despite this, the movie shouldn't be dismissed. I think a lot of people don't like this because they expect it to be more like the previous two, and it isn't - Travis (McDowell) isn't even the main character here.
As satire, it's still pretty sharp, and overall it's very good - it just doesn't go above and beyond like Anderson's masterpieces.
This review of Britannia Hospital (1982) was written by Harry E on 09 Nov 2008.
Britannia Hospital has generally received mixed reviews.
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