Review of M*A*S*H (1970) by Eric H — 22 May 2012
With the U.S. mired in the seemingly endless horrors of Vietnam, what better time was there for something as biting and hilarious as Robert Altman's Korean War satire? The director's biggest hit of his career, like Kubrick's Dr.
Strangelove before it, gave audiences the chance to snicker at strife: The narrative follows members of a Mobile Army Surgical Hospitalâ"standouts include Donald Sutherland's Hawkeye and Elliott Gould's Trapper Johnâ"as they make anarchic mischief (usually of the spy-on-the-girl-in-the-showers variety) in between gory operations.
No target is sacred; even The Last Supper is recreated with gleeful blasphemy. (If you only know the TV show, see where all the high jinks began.).
This review of M*A*S*H (1970) was written by Eric H on 22 May 2012.
M*A*S*H has generally received very positive reviews.
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