I just watched it. Best...movie...ever ( of course this is just post-movie glow and the Harry Potters are the best)
Besides liking all comedies except for the lovey-dovey ones, this is why I liked it:
1. I just studied the Cold War, and I could appreciate it for this reason
2. I love sarcasm and irony, considering them the highest form of humor since puns
3. Peter Sellers is a great actor in all 3 of the roles he played
4. I like movies where the protagonist doesn't always win. Sure, you get the warm fuzzies at the end, but after 17,371,936 movies end the same way, it gets kind of boring. This is why I love "Julius Caesar" and also why I was sorely disappointed at the respective ends of "WarGames" and the Karate Kid remake (which could have used the subtitle "A Disappointing Remake of a Good Movie That Also Features Zero (count 'em) Female Martial Artists and has Nothing To Do with Karate Whatsoever").
If you have different views, please do not flame me.
Great post. I can't say this is my favorite movie but I do like atypical endings. One of my favorite movies is Usual Suspects. Put this one on your list if you like a good crime drama with a twist.
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