Chaplin

Pros: Downey's performance, cast, story, production design, historical aspect, etc.

Cons: It reveals as much as it can about subject's life

The Bottom Line: Chaplin is a movie about the legend, presenting him simply as a someone with incredible success, only he was a human being like all of us.

Review: Chaplin is a biography of screen legend Charlie Chaplin, one of the cinematic pioneers of the silent comedy. As played brilliantly by Robert Downey Jr., this is a movie that looks at Chaplin's lifestyle: his marriages, his work ethic, his family life, ...

Pros: Excellent portrayal of this legendary performer...

Cons: Why don't they make 'em like this more often?

Review: My fondest memory of the Little Tramp was on Oscar night when he was invited by the Academy to attend their ceremonies after twenty years of exile. The years had taken their toll on Chaplin as the frail, white-haired octogenarian negotiated the podium to...

Pros: A good start into getting into the world of Chaplin

Cons: Not long enough

The Bottom Line: It's beautifully made and you can watch it over and over again.

Review: This luscious, beautiful directed and expertly acted film is one of my all time favourites. As the title will tell you, this is life story of Charlie Chaplin, so one the greatest screen comedians of all time. It was probably a little curious to think of ...

Pros: All around a great movie!

Cons: Tear jerker, get the tissues

Review: I first saw this movie when I rented it once it came to video and I must say I bought it right away as soon as I could. I watch it regularly and each time I watch it I love it that much more. It's a deep rooted favorite of mine both for what it gives...

Pros: The acting, and the insights into Chaplin's life.

Cons: Can't really think of any

The Bottom Line: The best and only movie portrayal of one of the most famous actors of the Silent-Era.

Review: I always like immigrant stories, and a very popular one is of the most famous silent movie era actors, Charlie Chaplin (Robert Downey Jr.), known as "The Little Tramp". I thought Downey did a very good job. He looked like Chaplin, with and even without ...

Pros: Acting was excellent.

Cons: It was too much of scandal & not enough of the artistry of the man.

Review: This biographical dramatization presents the life of the "Little Tramp", Charlie Chaplin (Robert Downey Jr). It shows his life from a perspective seen from his later years. It shows the good and bad times and makes you so empathetic toward...