The Mouse That Roared
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Movie Reviews of The Mouse That Roared
Movie Review: Old Memories Revisited
Summary: 3 Stars
I LOVED this satiric film when I first saw it ...in 1959, wasn't it? I had read and loved the Leonard Wibberley novels and was anticipating this vicarious tour of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick. In addition, like most American movie goers, I was fast becoming a Peter Sellers fan. The film was no disappointment. It had the added appeal of reinforcing my emerging pacifism. All that said... it has lost a bit of its allure for me when re-viewing it in 2010. Peter Sellers best work would follow this offering (e.g.: Lolita, Being There, etc.) and I have been a hopeless liberal for fifty more years. To be sure, this movie is a welcomed nostalgic trip back to the sensibilities that would become the 60's. Even if it doesn't quite generate the same energy I experienced at first-viewing, I am glad to have this old friend in my DVD Library. If you're an over-matured Hippie (like me) this just may be the movie for you.Movie Review: An okay movie, but it is...
Summary: 3 Stars
I first saw this movie many years ago from a friend of mine who recommended it. I thought it was very funny about the premise, where the US always loves to rebuild countries that it defeats in wars. So this country of Fenwick decides to declare war on the US and lose so they can get money, as that their requests seemed to fall on deaf earsin Washington.Anyway...There really isn't any war in the movie, nor any real violence in it. Peter Sellers does a great job playing 3 different roles too. William Hartnell (the first Doctor of Doctor Who) also is in the movie, as a supporting actor to one of Peter Seller's many roles.
Could have been better, but I still love it. I own the DVD and liked it.
Movie Review: good fun
Summary: 3 Stars
Just plain, down to earth movie. Peterr Sellers does a masterful job in the myriad of characters he portraysMovie Review: Disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
To save its failed economy, the Duchy of Grand Fenwick declares war on the United States with the intention of losing and receiving millions of dollars in aid. Unfortunately, Grand Fenwick's invasion force accidentally wins by seizing control of the experimental Q-bomb.The premise of this cold war farce is funnier than its execution. Jack Arnold's direction is uninspired and the whole enterprise creaks along rather mechanically. Peter Sellars appears in three different roles, but he seems to be holding back. Although I found the film clever at times, I did not find one genuine laugh.