Lee Marvin got a lot of kudos for his portrayal of a hilarious drunk gunman. The only trouble was that when I saw it, Marvin was far from hilarious--just rather annoying and it is hard to believe this is supposed to be a comedy. Where are the laughs? I guess everyone tries real hard but the writing just isn't there and Marvin's character is just one-dimensional and uninteresting. I wonder what it would have been like if his character from the Dirty Dozen could have been substituted?! The sad thing about this movie is that despite his performance, Marvin got the Oscar that year. See for yourself with an open mind and you'll probably find yourself saying "why?".
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