Review of Silent Movie (1976) by Kevin M. W — 28 Jul 2010

So bad it's good, brooks, as usual ("if it works, don't fix it") mugs his way thru this movie about the very movie yer watchin' ("a brilliant idea!!!"), the promised homage to silent films is trampled somewhere, raped in an alley and left for dead.

what's left is bits and pieces. the women steal the show here, bancroft and peters turning in the only valid performances. the best part is unintended, wherein "the stars" pose for cameos in the credits "as themselves" and we get to see their apparent discomfort playing that part.

it was made in the seventies, and mere nostalgia prompted me give this film one more star than it deserved, and maybe a star and a half.