Review of Monsieur Verdoux (1947) by Steve W — 03 Feb 2015
This may be the blackest dark comedy I've ever seen. Chaplin only did a few talkies, but this one remains the one with the most social commentary with its dark hearted murder scenes and sociopath charms.
Monsieur Verdoux is a man who marries single rich women, gets them take out their money, and makes them disappear. His crimes catch up to him, but all in a very standard and non-comedic way. In fact, the stand out scene has no laughs, but involves a down on her luck woman and some very dark intent.
Despite having many themes, the movie gets very heavy handed in spots and the film's comedy suffers for it. It does have its moments, but unfocused Chaplin is still pretty good.
This review of Monsieur Verdoux (1947) was written by Steve W on 03 Feb 2015.
Monsieur Verdoux has generally received very positive reviews.
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