A bit uneven, and sometimes clumsy satire, this is still the closest British cinema got to Buñuel: absurd, wicked, colourful. The musical numbers: insane. The strangeness of O'Toole's monologues: hilarious.
This review of The Ruling Class (1972) was written by Eric W on 20 Sep 2007.
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