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MASH (1970) Rank 3 Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Movie critics combined give MASH (1970) a score of 3.2030 out of 4

based on (27) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(14)

Good

(4)

Fair

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Movie-Vault.com (Vadim Rizov)

After the screening was over, I wasn't inclined to think of MASH kindly. After all, it was pretty funny but it seemed awfully...vacant. Let's face it: this isn't scathing satire, this is the adventures of a couple of nihilistic partying bad-ass rebel ...read the complete MASH movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Vadim Rizov)

DVDJournal.com (Mark Bourne)

Brilliantly if eccentrically directed, written, and acted, it still hits all the right notes as a smart-ass, irreverent, anti-authoritarian comedy. ...read the complete MASH movie review at DVDJournal.com (Mark Bourne)

DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

If you�re among the TV show�s multitude of fans but don�t know much about its progenitor, you may be surprised at how much edgier and daring the dark movie comedy is. ...read the complete MASH movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)

Before ... the next war, both sides need to hire Altman as the director. He knows the territory, works with ensemble casts better than anyone, and provides plenty of laughs. ...read the complete MASH movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

a battle against the idea that "a war movie" had to be a serious affair. ...read the complete MASH movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

eFilmCritic.com (Oz)

Weird feelings watching this flick. It's like funny, but after ten years of watching Alan Alda's TV series... it's kind of negated the impact. ...read the complete MASH movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Oz)

TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

Set during the Korean War but made at the height of the war in Vietnam, Robert Altman's exceptional antiwar comedy-drama follows the fortunes of a MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) unit. ...read the complete MASH movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

Netflix (James Rocchi)

Robert Altman's Korea-as-Vietnam "comedy" demonstrates the best -- and worst -- of '70s cinema. ...read the complete MASH movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)

DVDwolf.com (Rob Paul)

Made back in 1970 (thirty years ago and the film still is remarkable fresh compared to some of the fodder of today) M*A*S*H was a ground-breaking comedy. ...read the complete MASH movie review at DVDwolf.com (Rob Paul)

Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)

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Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Robert Altman's biggest success to date is also one of his least interesting films. ...read the complete MASH movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)

Altman boiled away the muddled meat of literary pretension intended to smokescreen the essence of war: blood on the one side and semen on the other. ...read the complete MASH movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)

Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

Altman's irreverent portrait of a Korean War medical unit. ...read the complete MASH movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

Time Out (--)

Altman's idiosyncratic career received a dramatic boost when he took Ring Lardner Jr's script (already turned down by a dozen directors) and turned it into a box-office smash. ...read the complete MASH movie review at Time Out (--)