Review of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) by David B — 24 Mar 2013
Perhaps Kubrick's most perfectly realised film, simply because his cynical vision of the progress of technology and human stupidity is wedded with comedy. It still features Peter Sellers' finest three performances as well as proving that the supposedly humourless Kubrick was up for a laugh.
The great witty dialog and comedy moments blend well with fear which was a massive issue then and the film proving that black comedy can make fun of anything. May put people off that it's in black and white but this actually brings the realisim in a dark way.
The film also contains some great one liners (e.g when two men are fighting "Stop fighting, this is a war room"). The film is a tad slow but this is still a comedy classic and if you love black humour, this is a film for you.
This review of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) was written by David B on 24 Mar 2013.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb has generally received very positive reviews.
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