I thought this was a rotten film, but then I read the book first which is ten times better than the film and then some. Full of black humour, pure horror and lashings of irony, it is tedious and repetitive in places but in my mind it is a masterpiece. Everybody should read it.
This stage dramatization of Hellers classic satire offers actors mutliple opportunities portraying the unforgettable characters from the novel: Milo Minderbinder Clevinger Lt. Colonel Korn Nurse Duckett and Major Major among many others. The folly of war and those who make it pay is seen through the eyes of Yossarian a nihilistic pilot convinced his number is up. Every time Yo-Yo reaches his quota of missions the requirements are increased until he flatly refuses to fly. Hed like to get out but theres always a catch...
