Plot: A film director struggles to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years.
Stars: Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise |
Best Quote: [via title card] Marry me and you will never have to take your clothes off again.
I'm a big Mel Brooks fan, but this satire of Silent Movies, didn't make me laugh once. Partly, its the subject matter, satirizing silent movies is like satirizing Prohibition, its hard to care. But mostly its the actors: Dom Deluise, Mel Brooks and Marty Feldman aren't good physical comedians. Mel has three facial expressions; Marty has two. Sid Caesar is much better, but he's not given much to work with.
Summary: 2nd rate Mel Brooks. The best thing about the movie? Its only 87 minutes.
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