The Magic Christian
Director: Joseph McGrath
Year Released: 1969
Rating: 0.5
Impossibly rich Peter Sellers 'adopts' vagabond Ringo Starr so he has an heir - together, they Stick It to the Man by playing pranks and acting like buffoons. As in so many of these lame-brained counter-culture dung heaps, the people targeted are obvious 'squares,' like art gallery employees, the police, the upper-class and various 'authority figures.' I agree that everyone has his/her price, but your view of humanity is thoughtlessly low if you think men in suits will swim through sewage for a few extra pounds (it's satire, but it isn't funny). It probably helps if you're stoned to get through this, because the inept 'comedy' is guaranteed to suck the life out of you.
