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Title: Failed!
Review: This has a rep as a Cold War classic and I've heard a couple of film-nerks compare it to "Strangelove" but believe me, it doesn't even come close. Clunky, hack-handed direction turns the excellent cast into a parade of talking heads. Sidney Lumet was one of those "serious" old Hollywood directors who took on "important" themes and is revered for it now - but to me his work often comes off as quite wooden and by-the-book. If you gotta have your doomsday drama without Kubrickian humor then maybe try "On the Beach" or something... but skip this solemn turkey!
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