Review of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) by Chris M — 03 Feb 2014
A paranoid general (Sterling Hayden) issues an order to a U.S. bomber with nuclear weapons (piloted by Slim Pickens) to drop a bomb on Russia and cuts off all means of communication. Now, the president of the United States (Peter Sellers) and one of his top Pentagon advisers (George C.
Scott) must find a way to clear up this misunderstanding with the Russian leaders in Stanley Kubrick's dark comedy, Dr. Strangelove. Given the scary subject matter it satirizes, Stanley Kubrick dared to make a comedy about something that should not really be satirized about.
But thanks to a game cast (especially Sellers in three roles and Scott as the adviser) and a smart script, Kubrick successfully pulls it off.
This review of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) was written by Chris M on 03 Feb 2014.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb has generally received very positive reviews.
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