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The mood toggles between high comedy and dark drama with slippery ease until the story reaches its unforgettable conclusion.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2025
Despite that notable change, watching One Battle After Another is much like the experience of reading Pynchon, who lurches from high comedy to stomach-turning naturalism and punctuates plot-heavy sequences with little grace notes of character portraiture.
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Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
But there was no real high drama or high comedy in those final 20 minutes.
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
19 Dec. 2024
That particular transformation comes off as high comedy; despite his tragic life, Schulz was a very funny writer.
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Kathryn Schulz,
The New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2023
In a scene of high comedy, French Inspector Lavalle, insists that the criminal mastermind behind the theft must be French.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
18 Dec. 2023
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2025
Despite that notable change, watching One Battle After Another is much like the experience of reading Pynchon, who lurches from high comedy to stomach-turning naturalism and punctuates plot-heavy sequences with little grace notes of character portraiture.
—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
But there was no real high drama or high comedy in those final 20 minutes.
—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
19 Dec. 2024
That particular transformation comes off as high comedy; despite his tragic life, Schulz was a very funny writer.
—
Kathryn Schulz,
The New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2023
In a scene of high comedy, French Inspector Lavalle, insists that the criminal mastermind behind the theft must be French.
—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
18 Dec. 2023
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“High comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20comedy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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