The Magic Christian

  • 1969


MOVIE IS irreverent jubilant
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59 % Rotten
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Positive Reviews 3
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 2.5/5
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1.5
A spotty, uneven satire (from the novel by Terry Southern) with a number of good yocks, but insufficient sustained wit or related action. Variety
1.5
The result is a variety concert of a film in which most of the acts/jokes fall flat. Time Out
4.4
A brazen, irreverent, and wild satire that hits more often than it misses. Tv Guide
5.0
Is it all of its era Yes, most definitely. But its also as relevant and funny and pointed as it ever was. Mountain X
4.5
Joseph McGraths movie version remains an acerbic, late Sixties dark comedy classic. Film Comment
1.5
Save for some eye popping cameos, theres nothing very magic about this dated dogs breakfast of a movie. Film4
1.5
...drips with low gloss British Mod Pop style and a would be Richard Lester vibe, but with no clue about how to put its abundant British talent, chief .. Dvd Journal
0.5
A curdled, unfunny satire made more painful by McGraths inappropriately jubilant style. Chicago Reader



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