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Chaplin
M (AUSTRALIA)
1992
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Chaplin
Positive Reviews
9
Negative reviews
3
Average Rating
3.3
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unwieldy
disappointing
ruthlessly
disconcerting
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2.5
This is a disappointing, misguided movie that has all of the parts in place to be a much better one.
Rogerebert
1.5
When shes on screen, a disconcerting realness invades everything.
4.5
A ruthlessly evenhanded director, Attenborough turns the silent screen stars life into a TV movie mush of short lived marriages and celebrity packed p ..
2.5
This film wanders and dallies and much of it is fun to watch, but you really know about as much about Chaplin when you leave the theatre as when you e ..
3.0
For all the movies undisputed competence, grand and inspired moments are thin on the ground.
2.5
Casting the winsome Moira Kelly as Chaplins first (English showgirl) love, and as Oona ONeill, the final Mrs. Chaplin, doesnt work.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
Its easy to pick out the single major flaw of Chaplin. The narrative is too ambitious.
ReelViews
3.1
Nonetheless, some sections come vividly to life, largely thanks to engaging performances.
Tv Guide
4.5
The movie was clearly made with a lot of love, and it has one deciding factor that sells it: Robert Downey Jr.
Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
Chaplin was 10 times over the legal limit of vanity, but Downey doesnt touch a drop.
Independent
3.8
Eventually, hes off to America on a vaudeville tour,and when hes spotted by slapstick flicker comedy king Mack Sennett (Dan Aykroyd), Hollywood beckon ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
Even if it is just Robert Downey, Jr., playing Chaplin, he can kick a bully with a panache and a class that Jean Claude Van Damme or Steven Segal can ..
Internet Reviews
2.5
Robert Downey Jr. gives a strong, Oscar nominated performance, but Attenboroughs disappointingly formulaic biopic doesnt capture Chaplins genius as ar ..
Emanuellevy
3.1
Thats a lot of ground to cover and even at 144 minutes, theres not enough time to show enough detail.
Three Movie Buffs
2.5
Hes likely to say something like: Charlie, you havent told us much about your father.
Ny Times
1.5
A lot of loving care (but not much thought) went into this white elephant, and considering how fascinating a figure Chaplin is its never exactly borin ..
Chicago Reader
4.5
Attenborough has used a framework of autobiography to hold an unwieldy struc ture together.
Archive Spectator
1.5
His deft tumbling and broad comic spills constitute more delightful feats.
Hartford Courant
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