The Kid (1921)

09 Mar 2014

#TAGS:
silly humor
physical comedy
funny

uplifting
empathy and sympathy

fresh perspective
cliché message

expected outcome
acceptable suspense (developments predicted minutes before)

dramatic acting

#COMMENTS:
If this film is made today, I would think a lot less of it. It definitely qualify as a generic god in a machine type story.

The story is rather interesting, but a bit blend with some malodrama. Chaplin is just like what you would expect.

#TAG SCORE: 6