Being There

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Harry G Apr 15, 2019 Peter Sellers lost the Oscar because the entire mood of the movie was lost when director Hal Ashby inserted the spoof (goof) reel three seconds into the closing credits -- before you had a chance to fully absorb the uniqueness of the film and while the "feeling" the film cast lie all around you. Suddenly, you were jolted into a ridiculous reality, quite out of line with the film. This was Sellers' best work and the entire cast deserved credit for a job well done. The book and screenwriters laid a perfect foundation and everything came together, which is a rare happening. "Being There" deserved best picture of the year and Sellers deserved best actor for a role superbly played in a film superbly done. He knew this was the defining moment of his life -- he had waited patiently for it -- and he delivered. See more

Harry S Jan 8, 2019 What a great movie. Almost 5/5. Really worth a watch and then subsequent research to learn the things you might not have picked up on during the viewing. See more

Albus G Aug 17, 2018 With an innocence that dominates the picture, Peter Sellers' lead performance, as well as the story's subtle mystery over who his character is, this quiet dramedy has a pace that's almost therapeutic, if occasionally awkward. See more

Theodore G Aug 17, 2018 Strange , brilliant,smart.

Hagrid S Aug 13, 2018 This movie was worth creating a Rotten Tomatoes account just to review it. I had added it to my list as I had heard so many people comparing Donald Trump to Chance (Chauncy Gardner), and perhaps the comparison reaches as far as their acolytes. That being said, all people who rise to some level of notoriety owe at least some of it too being in the right place and the right time and fitting well in to a niche. See more

Anakin S Jul 15, 2018 The ending of this film is the most satisfying, loving and ass kicking of all. Let us back up now...it is all about the character "Chance/Chauncey" played by the nonpareil Peter Sellers. The story revolves around Sellers character as a naive and even moron man who finds himself adored for his intelligence. Through the course of the film we see how he becomes a national treasure. This is a Forrest Gump wanna be film, played with expertise by Sellers. The acting is superb, the story is superb, the ending, that makes you fill in the blanks, yet, is ambiguous, is superb. One of my favorite films of all time See more

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