Though flawed, Nichols' rendition of Heller's book contains brilliant sequences that carry the absurdist comedy of military life to the extreme, which explains why the film, released during Vietnam, failed; seen from today's perspective, it holds up well.
This review of Catch-22 (1970) was written by Brian G on 06 Oct 2007.
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