Review of Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003) by Kelli S — 22 May 2007

Charlie is brilliant but personally dissapointing.

This review of Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003) was written by Kelli S on 22 May 2007.

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 19 Mar 2004

Pity the poor film-school student who will have to sit through this dry-as-dust documentary…

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By Mary Colbert (12) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 15 Feb 2004

Manages to act as a riveting entrée for novices to Chaplin's work while providing enough new fare for aficionados…

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By Ethan S (202) on 15 Aug 2016

I substantially prefer this wonderful and unique documentary over all Chaplin's works commentaries by the mighty Criterion Collection…

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By Raly N (2) on 14 Jul 2006

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By André D (1,970) on 22 Apr 2014

Documental pertinente para todos aquellos que desconocen la genialidad de Chaplin…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 10 Feb 2004

A more than fitting (and long overdue) elegy…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Newsday (2,345) on 12 Feb 2004

Made with enormous affection; the Chaplinesque sentimentality, which so many silent fans cite when voicing a preference for Keaton or Harold…

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By * Trilogy * (22) on 30 Mar 2007

Great story on the life of Charlie Chaplin. You should see this one…

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By Jen J (101) on 20 Feb 2010

While this film covered the life of one of my absolute favorite movie icons I found myself a little disappointed in a few aspects…

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