Review of Seven Chances (1925) by Ivan D — 24 Apr 2010
When I read the simplified plot summary of the film, I thought it's one of those Buster Keaton "small scale" comedies, with all the cute romantic comedy stuff and all, but as it turned out, it's one of his most outrageous pictures ever.
The first half of the film was purely devoted to simple comic scenes, mainly about Buster Keaton's character's blunders of bride hunting, then off it goes to one of cinema's finest and daring chase sequences that only Keaton could absolutely pull off.
As legendary and delightful the chase sequence was, I also liked and chuckled a bit in some of the titlecards, particularly the one that said: "Jimmie asked everyone on skirt to marry him, even a scotchman".
A Buster Keaton comedy for the ages, with many of the best stunts ever filmed in this picture.
This review of Seven Chances (1925) was written by Ivan D on 24 Apr 2010.
Seven Chances has generally received very positive reviews.
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