Blu-ray Review – Mastermind

I'm sure someone, somewhere holds 1976's "Mastermind" in high esteem. Everyone has their guilty pleasures, and there's certainly a fanbase for star Zero Mostel. However, I believe most people sitting down to watch the feature will experience a distinct urge to shut it off five minutes into the viewing. Actually shot in 1969 (before being shelved for the next seven years), "Mastermind" is one of those "really?" movies that makes one wonder how certain projects actually make it all the way to production without anyone raising objections over content and a general lack of funny business. It's a horrible comedy, carrying on without awareness of its insensitivity (granted, it was a different time, but still) and lack of punchlines, solely reliant on Mostel to come up with bits of physical comedy to save the day. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com