Review of The Great Dictator (1940) by Patrick B — 09 Feb 2011

This movie was good and brave, but boring and the humor wasn't up to my standards. Sure, there were some funny scenes, but it's like a little kid made up some of the jokes, like having a language that makes no sense or falling down some stairs.

Chaplin was good, but not great. The plot was better than Modern Times but not as good as City Lights. Also, I couldn't even tell it was the barber pretending to be the dictator until right before the speech at the end.

The supporting actors were decent, but the best ones only were in a scene or two. I love Charlie Chaplin, but this wasn't as good as some as his other works. If you can't get enough of Charlie, you might like this movie, but if not, you might not like it as much as some other great comedies such as The General, which was made more than 10 years before this.

So, it's a good movie, but not great.