Rating of
3.5/4
Unknown - wrote on 02/23/14
Features great speedy and snappy slapstick. The story manages some subtle commentary on industrialism and it's effect on the working class citizen. It does so through sly visuals, some of which are present in the comedic scenes. Chaplin works his usual narrative formula in an era of talkies by smartly incorporating sound cues and the occasional spoken dialogue. The thematic combination proves to be one of his most memorably entertaining. An upbeat spirit triumphs in the end.
