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Sherlock, Jr. (1924)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 3/15

3/15: Sherlock, Jr. is my first Buster Keaton movie.

I had been reluctant in going through it because of my bad experience with Charlie Chaplin's trash. After seeing the film, I've come to some definite conclusions:

1. Buster Keaton is way better than Charlie Chaplin.

2. But he's not funny.

3. He only has talent for physical acting.

4. I can predict everything by a mile before they happen.

5. The editing is impressive. But if I think about it more, it's obvious the reel was stopped at a certain point to be cut and blended together with a different film strip to make the scene to be one continuous movement.

6. It's difficult to consider silent cinema worth bothering with.

All in all, although technically brilliant, Sherlock, Jr. has no story or pace and lacks comedy.

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