Not a movie I would watch twice, but worth one viewing given its place in the history of the horror genre.
Very slow-moving blend of farcical comedy and non-supernatural thriller. The last 25 or 30 minutes is pretty entertaining but I don't think any objective reviewer putting this film within the context of other Chaney movies and within the history of silent cinema can honestly give it a 10 or even a 7 or 8. It's simply not that good of a movie. Sunrise and Phantom of the Opera might be tens; The Monster does not even approach that level, so it's current average of 6.3 is overinflated.
Very slow-moving blend of farcical comedy and non-supernatural thriller. The last 25 or 30 minutes is pretty entertaining but I don't think any objective reviewer putting this film within the context of other Chaney movies and within the history of silent cinema can honestly give it a 10 or even a 7 or 8. It's simply not that good of a movie. Sunrise and Phantom of the Opera might be tens; The Monster does not even approach that level, so it's current average of 6.3 is overinflated.