Catch-22 1970

Vincent Canby, New York Times: Quite simply, the best American film I've seen this year. Read more

John Mahoney, Hollywood Reporter: The film is cynical and bitterly cold. Nichols has hit one out of three virtues. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Nichols has done the same thing in "Catch-22" that he did in "The Graduate." He's given us a funny beginning, then switched tones and gone serious. Read more

Time Out: Though the vertiginously absurdist logic of the book is hopelessly fractured, some of it does filter through (the mostly superb performances are a great help). Read more