Rotten Tomatoes Logo Do you want to see ‘Our Hospitality’?

Our Hospitality (1923)

My Rating

Movie Info

Buster Keaton's third starring feature (discounting 1920's The Saphead, which was not conceived with Keaton in mind), Our Hospitality is a boisterous satire of family feuds and Southern codes of honor. In 1831, Keaton leaves his home in New York to take charge of his family mansion down South. En route, Keaton befriends pretty Natalie Talmadge (Keaton's real-life wife at the time), who invites him to dine at her family home. Upon meeting Talmadge's father and brothers, Keaton learns that he is

Apr 28, 1998

Cast

All Critics (24) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (0) | DVD (6)

A solid, contextualized presentation of a pivotal work by an ambitious comic with a gift for visual poetry.

March 31, 2011 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

Buster Keaton's second feature as an independent is a gem.

September 2, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Consistently hilarious, highly watchable Keaton classic.

October 23, 2006 Comment
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Sherlock Jr. is Keaton's signature statement, and mind-warping flight of fancy on the dreamlike nature of films and the fluid nature of our ontological existence.

February 21, 2006 Full Review Source: Cinemania | Comment

Two great classic silent comedies

August 13, 2005 Comment
Classic Film and Television

Keaton's first feature-length comedy is one of his best, a comic gem set against a backdrop of a Hatfield-McCoy style family feud.

July 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | Comment
Decent Films Guide

Prime Keaton.

November 5, 2002 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Two of the Great Stoneface's funniest and most imaginitve movies.

July 30, 2002 Comment
Lawrence Journal-World

Keaton's physical acting highlights Our Hospitality, and he demonstrates his directing skills with a great sense of pacing and timing

June 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | Comment
More Critic Reviews

Audience Reviews for Our Hospitality

Keaton gets in the middle of a family feud, hilarity ensues.

September 3, 2010
ajv2688

Super Reviewer

In the Nineteenth Century, there is a feud between the McKay and Canfield families in the country of the United States of America. When John McKay is killed, his wife sends their one years old baby Willie to New York to be raised by her sister. Twenty years later, Willie McKay (Buster Keaton) returns to claim for his

December 19, 2009
ScoopOnline
Wahida K

Super Reviewer

Our Hospitality Quotes

No quotes approved yet for Our Hospitality. Logged in users can submit quotes.

Latest News for Our Hospitality

What's Hot On RT

Critics Consensus
Critics Consensus

Journey 2 Not Worth the Trip

Luis Guzman
Luis Guzman

What are his 10 best movies ever?

<em>Amazing Spider-Man</em>
Amazing Spider-Man

See the all-new action-packed trailer!

The Avengers!
The Avengers!

Five new Marvelous pictures

Top Movie Quizzes

LEGO Mania: 2011 Best Picture Nominees
by natalie - 18,565 taken
created 12 months ago
How Much Do You Know About Leonardo DiCaprio?
by natalie - 44,434 taken
created 15 months ago
Pixar Movies!
by jdikwlzviv - 27,152 taken
created 15 months ago
The Wizards of Harry Potter
by jdikwlzviv - 27,649 taken
created 15 months ago

Foreign Titles

  • Our Hospitality (1923) (UK)
  • Our Hospitality (1923) (CA)
Help | About | Jobs | Newsletter | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Blog | Developers | Mobile