"To Be or Not to Be's wit continues to be overshadowed by its touchy plot." - Ed Gonzalez

Surprisingly ahead of its time, refined, and still very funny.

Kind of enjoyable. Bonus points for the historical context, too.

Absolutely hilarious. One of the funniest films I've seen no doubt about it. The comic timing is great and Carole Lombard is nothing short of delightful to watch, and Jack Benny isn't too far behind in that department. The film's satirizing of Nazis, controversial at the time of release, is highly amusing and is just part of showing war and hatred for the dreadful things they are.

72

Considering the international climate in 1942, considering that the the male lead is the Jewish actor Jack Benny and considering that Lubitsch himself was german, this is probably one of the boldest comedies I have ever seen. But besides all of that, this is one of the funniest and smartest movies I have seen in a very long time. A true comedic classic!

87.500

Not funny or clever or entertaining in any way. Completely silly and tedious.

this movie has an unusual distinction of being far better than the remake that mel brooks did and STILL is something boring and easily ignored. there was a moment or two at which i felt it was worth my attention, but those were fleeting at best.

#73

Inglorious Basterds owes this movie big time.

I'm generally enamored by any movie that plays a suicide for comedy and gets away with it. And that pretty much sums up Lubitsch's treatment of Nazis: what it lacks in tact it more than makes up for in grace. The writing is damn near perfect.

A very funny film which, because it was made during the World War II, makes its mocking of the Nazis pertinent still. An aspect that does deserve emphasis is how much acting as a skill is vital for the characters, helped by the fact that individuals cannot tell the different between two similar looking people, adding a nice layer of multiple veils on everyone (including those who nearly get themselves caught by talking about 'Concentration Camp Ehrhardt' repeatedly).

Lubitsch somehow finds a tone that perfectly balances comedy and gripping tension as you wonder how the characters will get out of predicament after predicament. Downright hilarious.

favorite line: heil myself. %u201Cwhy haven%u2019t you seen this really funny film yet?%u201D THAT is the question!

# 94

SCHULTZ!

Jack Benny is awesome in this

It was almost a drama that they tried to make a comedy. I don't think it worked too well. The movie was ok.

Magnificent. The tone is near perfect throughout, deftly alternating between the screwball elements and the dark underside of the surrounding context.

Somewhat regrettable in hindsight, but I won't fault it too much for that. This has got some great skewering of the Nazis, and some complex and rewarding situation comedy. Loses momentum occasionally when it loses sight of the humor.