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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:8
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.8/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 6 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This Charlie Chaplin masterpiece tells a bittersweet tale about a blind girl who is restored to sight with the help of that quintessential urban misfit, the Tramp, who falls in love with her. One... [More]
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers, Hank Mann
Director: Charlie Chaplin
That final scene. Last week, CNN asked -- in "The Screening Room's Top 10 Romantic Moments" -- whether this was the most touching film moment of all time. Could be. Either way, if it doesn't move you, you're beyond human reach.
Top CriticWith its themes of selflessness and grace, as well as its graceful intertwining of comedy and pathos, this is a fine time for a revisit.
Top CriticIs this film still funny after 76 years? I think and hope it is.
Top CriticThe British comic is still the consummate pantomimist, unquestionably one of the greatest the stage or screen has ever known.
Top CriticA beautiful example of Chaplin's ability to turn narrative fragments into emotional wholes. The two halves of the film are sentiment and slapstick. They are not blended but woven into a pattern as eccentric as it is sublime.
Top CriticA film worked out with admirable artistry.
Top CriticIt's an altogether wonderful gem, and one of the five best films the silent era has to offer.
Top CriticContains some of Chaplin's great comic sequences.
Top Critic
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