Highly over rated and strange. Peter Sellers is catatonic through the whole film. Critics liked it because it was artsy. They didn't want to be criticized as stupid. It is not artsy. It is stupid, unfunny, confusing and poorly made. It should be confined to small out of the way theaters off the main stream.

An unfunny comedy, starring Peter Sellers when he was in the throes of severe mental illness.

One of the best of Peter Sellers. Masterpiece.

"Being There" is a clever and funny film that remains relevant today, featuring Peter Sellers as Chance, a simple gardener whose 온라인카지노추천-influenced comments are mistaken for profound wisdom, turning him into an unlikely celebrity. Directed by Hal Ashby, the film's calm and slow pace enhances its magic, encouraging viewers to think deeply. It satirizes how easily powerful people can be deceived by appearances and the media's influence on opinions. With an unforgettable ending, the film humorously and thoughtfully reveals how the simplest individuals can expose the absurdities of the world. Overall, it's an enjoyable and thought-provoking experience.

Smart film. But, I didn't connect with Peter Sellers' character despite his performance being highly acclaimed. Network, with a similar theme, is a far superior picture.

People hate on this film or buy into the pseudo-profundity of it forgetting it's satire and thus becoming the butt of it. For a political satire, it's aged pretty well. If only we could have a film like this updated for todays "standards".

One of Peter Sellers' most outstanding performances. Little bit of comedy, but more drama but with wisdom. This film is so heartwarming to me, because it shows if you can manage to step up in engaging, expressing, and sharing, you can make it through life.

Absolutely terrible movie, so slow, not appropriate for kids at all, PG rating is way off. A direct line from the movie "Have you ever had sex with a man?" to the main character. Avoid.

Too long. This is a satire and not much of a comedy. Acting was good throughout, but the story could have been told - the point made - in 90 minutes.

Blobbo agree with other positive reviews: Highly original classic.

Being There, a deeply strange and awkward film starring Peter Sellers, tiptoes meekly around deep ideas and then asks irrelevant questions. The film is a calm, gentle, and serene satire, of... society? Television? Being a white man? Being simple? Who can say. The film comments on all these topics, but it doesn't seem to have any strong convictions about anything, other than that if you're a polite, imbecilic white man surrounded by money, you're actually Jesus Christ (and I don't think the film even believes in THAT message very much either). Witness in disappointment how the movie spends its entire runtime trying to convince the viewer of its main characters mystique, only to end on a blooper reel, unspooling an entire films worth of whimsey in three minutes. That being said, the film is beautiful to look at and there's some great music and performances, which saves Being There" from being boring or shoddy, but not from feeling meaningless.

I can only take this movie for what it is, a movie. There really is no plot, no good or bad people, no secret messages. But this movie is all Peter Sellers, and he does a remarkable performance. After venturing from his home, it is unlikely he would wind up in an extremely wealthy family tycoon mansion. More likely he would have remained homeless and destitute. Sellars and Shirley MacLaine, Eve, had good chemistry together in this movie. Someone, especially the doctor, would have figured him out. The best part of the movie is when Sellars walks on water at the end. It gives his character, Chauncy, a divine dignity. It was good to see how the wealthy live in luxury. The photography of the movie was good. Cheers.

I remember seeing this movie when it came out. Peter Sellers was a big star in comedies and this was his first non-comedic role. Kept wondering if he would slip in a little something, but no, he played it straight. An interesting story of how everyone sees and hears what they want when they meet him.

Showcasing one of Peter Sellers' best performances, Being There benefits from Hal Ashby's control over his film, and the outstanding supporting performances by Melvyn Douglas and Shirley MacLaine.

I love this film, something about it makes me feel happy and sad at the same time, I feel like most people miss that he was always stupid and treated as such, you never get to see the "Old man's " relationship with him, but he was obviously kind to take him in and give him a place, But it feel like there are darker implications, that the "Old Man" really was Chance's father's , and he was ashamed of chance, he never let him leave the house, and since he was his son, that's why the suits fit so well! It's implied and implied isn't the word , he flatly states that he's never left the house, it's his prisoner for being born dumb, Chance seems like an empty vessel, without even the capacity for love when he goes to see The "Old Man" dead in his bed. But when Ben dies he cries, it shows that he understands death and lose, because Ben treated like an equal and a friend, and a father figure, not a someone that should be locked away and hidden. Ben was the father he never had! I feel like he actually felt love for the first time in his life, and with that anything was possible!

unusual and poetic. also slow. Hal Ashby's point of view is always sharp.

This is a very quirky and quite subtle film. Its a comedy of sorts - definitely a very dry comedy, not a visual, big belly laugh type of a comedy but I enjoyed it for being something a little different. Sellers does well portraying a slightly confused and unsure person, someone is just...well, being there, although he is also seemingly quite knowledgable, someone who it appears knows more than perhaps he realises himself. The plot is, I think its fair to say, somewhat hard to believe but I found it amusing in terms of knowing more, as a viewer, of Chance's situation as depicted at the start of the film, so seeing people misinterpret him was certainly amusing. There is a definite element of social awkwardness present, often in relation to the upper social classes, which I found amusing. I liked this film and I'd recommend it to others, as something a little different. It has a surreal feel about it. I'd also say its a relatively memorable film as well.

Original to the core. The acting is next level. Must see classic

A brilliant performance by Peter Sellers, Being There reveals that innocence takes us to places we would never imagine stepping. Something that goes far beyond the riches and pleasures of life, the essence of the film is given by its humility, as in real life Chances.

I remember seeing the glowing reviews when I was younger, and when the movie came out on videotape I was anxious to see it, and saw it with my mother and aunt. We were so glad we didn't spend the money to see it in the theater. Yes, the premise is that Chance is supposed to be an idiot spouting simple phrases, and the idea is that people mistake it for profundity, or at least make these statements profound with their own wishful thinking. Yes, people can be fooled initially. BUT... All Chance does is keep spouting simple phrases and otherwise staring out vacuously. And nobody gets suspicious? Worse yet, Chance is shown to have no feelings. He is completely indifferent to the death of the man he lived under for decades. We could laugh at the idea of idiocy being taken for profundity (happens all the time in real life), but there's nothing funny about someone without feelings. As another poster remarked, Peter Sellers was evidently a worse psychological basket case than his biographies said. I decided to add a few things, in light of the surprising number of glowing reviews this movie has had. Of course there are always people who think a particular movie, no matter how bad it really is, is something wonderful and meaningful. But in this movie, I find that those who praise this movie fail to understand that they are the ones being mocked by the storyline. The premise is that people who are rich and powerful are all taken in by the idea that Chance is a genius rather than the brain-dead person he really is. I was waiting to see how everyone was going to react when they realized who Chance really was, but that never happens. People who have gotten where they were through guile and ambition are so gullible as all that? Nobody gets suspicious over a man with no apparent background, not even any home or family? I would have found it infinitely more believable if the rich and powerful actually knew Chance was just a simpleton, and manipulated him as a front man, but that is not what happens in this story. As for the claim that Chance was only misinterpreted as especially brilliant because he was white, and wouldn't be if he were black, that idea was made obsolete with the election of President Obama. He was hyped as a messiah who would work miracles, and as it turns out he is at best just another politician.