Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Being There

Actors:  Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLain, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Dysart, Jack Warden
Rating: 7 out of 10, superb satire on the illusion of celebrity.  You have to see this from the absolute beginning to understand the perfect tone of the satire.  A true innocent thrust into national celebrity because we are all in such a rush to embrace the next big thing.  Sellers is so good in this and I loved the reactions of people who knew what Chauncey really was as he rockets to stardom.  This movie also has one of the best endings in cinema history – just a superb, understated moment of shock.
MVP:  Sellers as the cluelessly innocent  Chauncey is perfect

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