It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
United Artists | Release Date: November 7, 1963 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The DissolveNathan RabinFeb 4, 2014
More than anything, though, It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World embodies comic hugeness, for better or for worse. It isn’t the best comedy of all time, but it’s one of the largest and broadest. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
It's a wonderfully crazy and colorful collection of "chase" comedy, so crowded with plot and people that it almost splits the seams of its huge Cinerama packing and its 3-hour-and-12-minute length. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Being a picture of extravagant proportions, even its few flaws are king-sized, but the plusses outweigh by far the minuses. It is a throwback to the wild, wacky and wondrous time of the silent screen comedy, a kind of Keystone Kop Kaper with modern conveniences. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubMike D'Angelo
There are enough giddy highs that it’s had a strong cult following ever since its release in 1963. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
For a three-hour, epoch-ending epic made by a comedy neophyte, it yields a treasure of showbiz lore. Read full review
60
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Kramer's 'comedy to end all comedy' stretches its material to snapping point but offers happy hours of star-spotting. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
This comic extravaganza starts off funny, but exhausts rather than delights. Read full review
60
CineVueChristopher Machell
Though It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World struggles to justify its ludicrous length, there are just enough laughs, cameos and memorable set pieces to garner a recommendation. Read full review
60
EmpireIan Nathan
The definitive wacky screwball comedy that spawned a genre. Read full review
37
Chicago ReaderDon Druker
Even Cinerama (its original format) can't expand on the poverty of comic invention. Read full review
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