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To Be is a very funny comedy, salted to taste with melodrama and satire.
Lubitsch's guidance provides a tense dramatic pace with events developed deftly and logically throughout.
To say it is callous and macabre is understating the case.
One of the most profound, emotionally complex comedies ever made, covering a range of tones from satire to slapstick to shocking black humor.
A masterpiece satire around the Second World War is more likely to be appreciated now after some distance.
It's certainly one of the finest comedies ever to come out of Paramount.
Royalties from Springtime for Hitler in Germany outta be sent to Lubitsch's family.
....the awkward stepchild in Warner Home Video's 'Classic Comedy Collection,' where it did not receive the red-carpet treatment.
Like Chaplin before him in The Great Dictator, Lubitsch aimed a wet raspberry in Der Fuhrer's face.
One of film's great farces.
Lubitsch carefully mixes his usual brand of sophisticated humor with a bit of bittersweet.
Jack Benny's best, a fun WWII comedy directed by Lubitsch. And it has Lombard.
The famed "Lubitsch touch," whatever it really was, was never put to a more formidable test… the last hour is satiric perfection.
It's held up marvelously over the years, hurtling forward with its dizzying blend of laughs and intrigue.
For its drama, its satire, and its human comedy, the movie remains a minor comedy classic.
To Be or Not to Be is a delightfully comic take on a dreadfully momentous topic.
simultaneously hilarious and chilling
It's good to have To Be or Not to Be on DVD, but it deserved more in the extras department.
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