I like many Chaplin movies, but this one was not interesting, not original, and not really entertaining. I could see the gags coming, and the gags would be repeated so that I felt they were sometimes used as filler, so I got bored. My husband liked the film slightly more than I did, so he watched until the end and I read. One good thing-it is short, at only 39 minutes.
I feel that my main issue with this film is that Chaplin's character is unsympathetic; I never wanted him to succeed in any of his misadventures. I can't think of any Chaplin, Lloyd, or Keaton film where I disliked the lead, other than "The Pilgrim."
We followed this movie with "Dr. Jack" starring Harold Lloyd, and we almost never stopped laughing during it.
I feel that my main issue with this film is that Chaplin's character is unsympathetic; I never wanted him to succeed in any of his misadventures. I can't think of any Chaplin, Lloyd, or Keaton film where I disliked the lead, other than "The Pilgrim."
We followed this movie with "Dr. Jack" starring Harold Lloyd, and we almost never stopped laughing during it.