Sweet and charmingly funny in many places, this is dated but entertaining.
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12/30/06
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966)
83 %
Reviews Counted: 18 Fresh: 15 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Synopsis: When a Russian sub runs aground off the coast of New England the locals mobilize a chaotic defense. Prototype for Spielberg's big budget "1941." Based on the novel "The Off-Islanders" by Nathaniel Benchley, father of "Jaws" author Peter Benchley. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, Brian Keith, Jonathan Winters
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1 - 18 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top Critic
Inexplicably nominated for Best Picture Oscar, Norman Jewison's situation comedy is mildly amusing, benefiting from a catchy title and allowing Alan Arkin to sport a Russian accent as sailor of a Soviet submarine.
03/14/08
Though the film is more than two hours long, the pace is always quick, thanks to the fine editing done by Williams and future director Ashby.
10/31/07
Top Critic
It skewers hawkish reactionism and mob militancy, and its sympathetic portrayal of the beached Russians -- not to mention the panicky buffoonery of the Americans -- probably gave the more rabid Commie-haters conniptions.
04/05/06
Now terribly quaint (just look at the title!) and not nearly as funny as film historians would lead you to believe.
04/29/04
The cast is great and the scene in which Carl Reiner and vaudeville vet Tessie O'Shea are lashed together is unforgettably funny.
03/10/03
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