Redundant and unnecessary.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

There is no comedy better than this one. There is a lot of physical comedy. There is an interesting group of people in a groovy period of time. The actors are fun and sweet and charming. Even though the movie takes place in the same house the entire time, there is so much going on you never pause to think about it. It's just joke after joke, and you're trying to keep up.

Want to taste some strawberry soup? You are not a gourmet like me? Not even a gourmet of movies? Of the best movies? Believe you me, this one it's probably the best comedy of all time. Peter Sellers in an absolutely irresistible role, for which he coached in "The Road to Hong Kong"(1962), directed by Norman Panama, where he performs a demented Indian Neurologist. You will see many other adorable actors in "The Party": Claudine Longet, Steve Franken, J Edward McKinley, etc. Great music by the great Henry Mancini. Blake Edwards (1922-2010) was a great film director and comedy specialist, the Pink Panther series with the huge Peter Sellers, "Breakfast at Tiffany's," and so on. Now, I recommend you to watch The Rolling Stones' official promo video for "It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It)"(1974), directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The circus tent that fills with bubbles is certainly inspired by the end of "The Party". And another recommendation, if you watch "Bean" (1997), with Rowan Atkinson and directed by Mel Smith, you will find that the idea with the painting is inspired by the same "The Party" (Peter Sellers scene in the bathroom after he succeeds finally to pee...). I would give it more than 10 stars because it is really a movie that you can see many many times, all your life. I forgot how many times I saw it, five times for certain, at least.

This movie is so funny, that alone deserves 10 stars. But, on top of that, there's this great mid-century modern house which also takes part in the party. It's like a living member of the cast. Peter Sellers sports black/brown face. I'm guessing, that was easier than finding an equally talented Indian actor to play an Indian actor. Peter Sellers was one of the most talented actors that ever lived. The Party is everything. It's how I wanna live and where I wanna live. My ultimate fantasy.

That opening scene is hilarious, a take-down of all those old British colonials in the Khyber Pass movies. After Bakshi (Sellers) accidentally blows up the movie set, he gets mistakenly invited to the producer's Hollywood mansion party, where he makes a similar shambles. He may be a congenital screw-up, but somehow never lacks for dignified bearing. The house could be collapsing, yet there he would be, still standing, a sickly smile and manful composure. As the hapless screw-up, Sellers delivers in spades.Director Edwards has a big challenge— he has a series of comedic sketches but basically no story or dialog. For one thing, he brings in Steve Franken, (from TV's Dobie Gillis), as a drunken waiter to help Sellers carry the comedic load. Together, their screw-ups turn polite society into a kind of Marx Bros. chaos. Plus the indoor pool is great comedic inspiration. The sketches are mostly pretty funny, but I'm with those who find the last 20-minutes a misfire. By building the turmoil, Edwards has to climax with something boffo to top all the rest. But the hippie kids, painted elephant and watery foam, are more awkward contrivance than comedic topper. Then too, by that time, the one-note premise has worn pretty thin.Nonetheless, the movie has more than its share of laughs, thanks mainly to that genius of the artful bumble, Peter Sellers.