The Circus

  • 1928


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Positive Reviews 14
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Average Rating 4.2/5
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5.0
The Circus may be the film that most definitively silences critics who claim that Charlie Chaplins movies arent cinematic.It is Chaplins great elegy t ..
5.0
Nevertheless, its a beautiful film and perhaps more personal that anyone might have suspected at the time. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
Receiving his first Best Actor Oscar nomination, Chaplin is brilliant in this slapstick comedy, set in a milieu that fits him like a glove. Emanuellevy
3.8
while it is hardly Chaplins best film, The Circus is packed with enough memorable moments, a few of which rank among Chaplins greatest comic achieveme .. Q Network
4.5
Though not without striking qualities by itself, it serves best as a poignant stepping stone to the auteurs later, more famous projects.
1.5
It is the political subtext and discussion of capitalism vs. communism that is the saving grace of The Circus, since the surface material, comprised o ..
5.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
4.4
Jackson isnt playing John Shaft as much as hes playing Fred G. Sanford hes more Redd Foxx than Richard Roundtree, insulting everyone around him and no .. Film Frenzy
5.0
The Circus is a magnificent filma mental tonic and a gota hours physical exercise. Archive Spectator
4.5
Charlie Chaplin turns circus performer in a story which teems with spontaneous humor and yet maintains the plaintive heart interest we have learned to .. OutWeek
4.4
He doesnt even know hes funny and as such gets employed a stagehand because the ringmaster knows hell mess up something in glorious fashion, much to t .. From the Front Row
3.0
most overlooked film . . . contains some of the Tramps best comic moments Old School Reviews
5.0
It turns out that The Circus is a comic delight and deserves attention as a representative of Chaplins maturing work in feature films. Dvd Journal
4.5
Eastwoods magnetic presence and Ennio Morricones unforgettable soundtrack blending flamenco guitar with haunting whistling elevates the film above its .. The Retro Set
4.5
The story is slender, but Chaplin is unequalled in dropping on unique situations that are laugh provoking to an extreme.



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