Review of To Be or Not to Be (1998) by Pierre K — 27 Apr 2015
Comedy is hard. 90% of contemporary comedy is shit and doesn't work at all, so it's very rare, to me, for a comedy to work after more than 70 years. This is one of them: Jack Benny is great; he invented the deadpan and he could do a lot with a look and a gesture.
Great writing and direction and there are some big laughs. Hard to believe that a Jewish German emigre' director could make a funny movie about Nazis in 1942, but Lubitsch really pulled off a magic trick with this movie.
Inglourious Basterds inspiration is very evident.
This review of To Be or Not to Be (1998) was written by Pierre K on 27 Apr 2015.
To Be or Not to Be has generally received very positive reviews.
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