Catch-22
The film follows Capt. John Yossarian (Alan Arkin), a pilot stationed in the Mediterranean who flies bombing missions during World War II. John tries desperately to be certified insane to escape his dire and increasingly absurd situation.
5 September 1929, Oak Park, Illinois, USA
21 April 1935, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4 March 1938, San Antonio, Texas, USA
5 May 1935, Rome, Lazio, Italy
14 March 1938, Madison, Connecticut, USA
22 May 1938, New York City, New York, USA
29 December 1938, Yonkers, New York, USA
25 July 1908, New York City, New York, USA
27 March 1940, Warren, Ohio, USA
4 November 1919, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
July 22, 2005
Released during the Vietnam War, the movie was a commercial failure, but seen from today's perspective, its black humor holds up well.
May 13, 2004
Starts out pretty funny, gets incredibly weird by the end.
October 23, 2004
Nichols has done the same thing in "Catch-22" that he did in "The Graduate." He's given us a funny beginning, then switched tones and gone serious.
June 19, 2003
A mess, occasionally a fascinating one.
October 26, 2008
If you liked M*A*S*H, You'll love this!
February 09, 2006
Though the vertiginously absurdist logic of the book is hopelessly fractured, some of it does filter through (the mostly superb performances are a great help).
October 13, 2008
What a strange and mesmerizing folly.
May 20, 2003
Quite simply, the best American film I've seen this year.
May 30, 2005
Still positively chilling.
July 26, 2002
Can't capture the brilliance of the source material ... but does a pretty good job all the same.
November 23, 2014
The film is cynical and bitterly cold. Nichols has hit one out of three virtues.
August 13, 2003
Flawed, but frequently brilliant.
