Review of The Great Dictator (1940) by Hannah M — 18 Oct 2012

I wasn't at all sure this was going to work. Chaplin is so renowned for his silent movies that I didn't know how I would feel about his transition to talkies. However, this is my favorite Chaplin of them all.

So many of the same wonderful types of physical jokes are still in this movie, but along with it is a very, very funny script with marvelous dialogue and witty jokes. Despite the satirical nature of this story, it never loses its heart - something I have always loved about Chaplin's films.

This one gets my vote for the most consistently funny of his, and is certainly the one I enjoyed the most.