Review of Catch-22 (1970) by Dylan M — 09 May 2008

Great dark satire about the evils and pointlessness of war, Arkin is awesome.

This review of Catch-22 (1970) was written by Dylan M on 09 May 2008.

Catch-22 has generally received positive reviews.

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