Review of Catch-22 (1970) by Judith Crist for New York Magazine (Vulture) — 31 Jul 2010
This film wants to be bleak, nihilistic, and darkly hilarious but Catch-22 emerges as an exercise in frustration for those unprepared for Nichols's episodic, detached, and surreal treatment of the novel.
Like a nightmare, the film shifts from one bizarre episode to another, with Alan Arkin's dazed Yossarian reacting to the madness that surrounds him, but second only to the viewer.
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This review of Catch-22 (1970) was written by Judith Crist and published by New York Magazine (Vulture) on 31 Jul 2010.
Catch-22 has generally received positive reviews.
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