

See this one for yourself and judge it on your own terms. Not that one man had the courage to be evil. But millions of Germans did betray their selves. Candice Bergen gives a terrible performance, but perhaps the character she is given to work with was unplayable anyway. It is the self that must not be betrayed.' 'I suppose one could say that Hitler didnt betray his self.' 'You are right. There are also strong leading performances from Michael Caine and Anthony Quinn, as well as a memorable turn from Anna Karina as one of Caine's ex-lovers. However, on the plus side, there are some powerful visuals. The ending in particular seems to be a bit confusing. The main shortcoming is that some plot points are dealt with unclearly, making it a bit tricky to figure out exactly what is going on. It certainly isn't particularly good, but it carries a certain fascination in the way that it unpeels a multi-layered plot in a gleefully playful way.

Even the celebrities hated it, one of them (possibly Woody Allen) saying that if he had to live his life again he would do everything the same except he wouldn't go to see The Magus! However, I don't think it is that bad.
