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Mar 29, 2019ToddThomas rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a great movie. This is the 1979 version with the Greats of Peter Falk and Alan Arkin and the others in the cast are perfect you can go on with each cast members solid performances. The Script by Andrew Bergman is flawless. There are so many good parts you could quote just about the whole movie and laugh for days. It has so many great lines from the 9 month consulting trip story and the slides being Martinized, the Bay of Pigs being Vince's idea, and the other wild situations they get into and who could forget Serpentine. The cast has said that they stay to the script 99% of the time which is amazing. This is a classic in all respects. It is not a documentary on the CIA but a screwball comedy in the tradition of the great entertainment of the past. They will never make a film like this again which is a shame. If you have not seen it - sit back and have fun watching this great movie. But pay attention there is a lot of subtle humor that you may miss if you are not listening and watching. Don't watch it on your phone unless you have seen it before and you want to relive it. Watch it with someone else - the larger the group the better. You will laugh and cry it is better than Cats. The crying is usually because your laughing. A side note the remake is certainly not up to the original but few are other than the Maltese Falcon remake in 1941 of the original from 1931. The remake has it moments but most times it will make you laugh as it makes you remember this version. But lighten up and enjoy them and think about how inventive this story is and the turns it takes.