CHAPLIN

SUMMARY: Chaplin is a fictional biography about the life of Charlie Chaplin, one of the greatest Slap Stick comedians. This comedy about a comedian brings his personal life into the story and lets you see the complexity of who he was. The movie showed Chaplin's weakness for women and his strength for sticking up for truth. Something about this comedian wasn't funny.

ACTING: Robert Downey Jr., playing Charlie Chaplin, does an excellent job portraying the beauty of his comedy and the passion he had for his craft. Downey Jr. has to play different ages as well and is also good at different dialects. The many females that he plays with have amazing personalities and each bring their own feel to their role. The viewer laughs with each joke and sees Chaplin not Downey.

SCRIPT: The dialogue is elegant and fits the time period. There is a playboy feel to Chaplin and how his weakness for women hurt him that is seen through his facial expressions more then his words. The different time periods also made the story-line more complex, letting the depth of the characters show from different times of their lives.

CINEMATOGRAPHY: The footage that was made to look old was very authentic and had the feel of film when there wasn't any speaking. The transition from old film to new was good and camera angles were agreeable with the scene.

RE-WATCHABILITY: A good movie that is nice to see again but is long too.

PLOT: Biographies are usually boring but Charlie Chaplin lived such an amazing life that it was movie material to the fullest. No one could leave this movie without enjoying at least some parts. The film celebrates what Chaplin represented but grieved what he had to go through. An old movie that can be appreciated.

RATING: ☃☃☃☃