Overview
Genre :
Romance, Drama, MusicalRelease Date :
November 23, 2011 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Michel HazanaviciusStarring :
Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle, Malcolm McDowell, Joel Murray
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Review rate : A
“..this is an utterly delightful, wonderfully inventive and frequently hilarious silent comedy that stands as a joyous..”
“..this is an utterly delightful, wonderfully inventive and frequently hilarious silent comedy that stands as a joyous..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
Review rate : A
“..the push and pull between what we expect to hear or see, and what comes instead is one of the great and consistent punchline joys of this silent film about silent films..”
“..the push and pull between what we expect to hear or see, and what comes instead is one of the great and consistent punchline joys of this silent film about silent films..”
by Nathaniel Rogers [Film Experience]
“..the image is too pristine (the movie was originally shot in color, because of the scarcity of black-and-white film stock), the editing rhythms and camera angles noticeably modern..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
Review rate : A
“..the best film I've seen so far at the festival..”
“..the best film I've seen so far at the festival..”
by Stephen Silver [Patch]
Review rate : A
“..masterfully captured the tone and spirit of the great silent era without entering into Mel Brooks style send-ups (a la Silent Movie)..”
“..masterfully captured the tone and spirit of the great silent era without entering into Mel Brooks style send-ups (a la Silent Movie)..”
by Pete Hammond [Boxoffice Magazine]
Review rate : A
“..it's delightful, simply lovely, a tribute to the magic that occasionally takes place when inspiration meets resources..”
“..it's delightful, simply lovely, a tribute to the magic that occasionally takes place when inspiration meets resources..”
by Laremy Legel [Film.com]
“..it will make you laugh… and cry… and reflect..”
by David Poland [Movie City News]
“..it conveys emotions, thoughts and feelings through clever visual means, making intertitled-dialogue scarce at best, and allowing the viewer to extrapolate their own interpretation from several scenes..”
by Shaun Munro [What Culture]
“..imaginative, inventive and challenging..”
by Susan Granger [SSG Syndicate]
Review rate : D
“..ignoring everything that's fascinating and memorable about the era, focusing instead on a patchwork of general knowledge..”
“..ignoring everything that's fascinating and memorable about the era, focusing instead on a patchwork of general knowledge..”
by Jaime N. Christley [Slant Magazine]
Review rate : B
“..arc is way too predictable..”
“..arc is way too predictable..”
by Noel Murray [AV Club]
