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DokBrowne [ 7.5 ]
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A clever, winning novelty, but terribly thin on story. It's just a light-hearted "Star is Born" retread; the fun is all in the gimmick itself, nothing transcendant thereof (despite a few meta jokes). Nevertheless it's a unique trick - you still see black-and-white films every once in a while, but besides a couple Guy Maddin experiments and that '70s Mel Brooks parody, there have been no truly silent films at all since they faded away nearly a century ago, and I don't imagine more than a couple will ever be made again - and it's a splendidly nostalgic experience, with impeccably chosen leads, a scene-stealing dog to rival Asta, and, much like other 2011 Oscar front-runner "Hugo" (only with much less else on its thematic plate than that movie), a charming, immersive love letter to the early days of cinema.
I would've been happier with more tap dancing, though
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jeff_v [ 6.5 ]
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I was on board with the film as innocuously entertaining up until the disastrous choice to lift the Vertigo score for the climax, which was extremely off-putting and ultimately brought the film down to a mixed rating.
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| Weighted Rating | : 6.8 |
| No. Ratings | : 4 | |
| No. Reviews | : 3 | |
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