It's not funny at all and, not being funny, it becomes, instead, frivolous.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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With a fantastic stunt team, a gamely macho star and some wonderful editing, Rollerball is so convincing, urban legend had it there were fatalities during the shoot.
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Los Angeles Times by Michael Wilmington
It's got the smoothest, glossiest finish imaginable, but something inside it doesn't jell. [15 July 1988, p.26]