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...NIGHT THEY RAIDED MINSKY'S is a bright and sassy valedictory valentine to oldtime burlesque. The tone of the film is predominantly affectionate, and excellent performances by Jason Robards, Norman Wisdom, Britt Ekland, Harry Andrews and Joseph Wiseman contribute to the general revelry...
...doubleheader, Lee Wulf fishes for tuna in Newfoundland and Rick Jason guns for grizzly bear in the wilds of British Columbia...
...NIGHT THEY RAIDED MINSKY'S was one of the nicest surprises of the old year: a funny, affectionate valentine to the vanished days of burlesque. Songs, dances, and moldy jokes are all delivered with appropriate irreverence. The actors, including Jason Robards and Norman Wisdom as a couple of seedy comics, Britt Ekland as an innocent young thing in the big city, and Joseph Wiseman and Harry Andrews as concerned fathers, all seem perfect for their parts...
Along the way, Rachel falls in with a crooked straight man (Jason Robards) and a doleful comic (Norman Wisdom). The casting could not be bettered., Robards' crumpled countenance and larcenous glint make him the quintessential backstage villain. Wisdom, long a British stage star, recalls Keaton in his split-second spills and deadpan pantomime...
...Bombed in New Haven--Joseph Heller's anti-war play, that, while no "Catch-22," has nice moments all the same. With Diana Sands and Jason Richards. Closes Dec. 29. At the AMBASSADOR, W. 49th...