Okay, I didn't love it. I think I have too much history with old movies. I have loved them since I was a child. So the movie, while paying homage to those oldies, came nowhere near what surprising sparkle the oldies held. To watch Charlie Chaplin on the screen is magical. I found the lead in this a little annoying -- and kind of sniveling if I'm honest.
The heroine tried to be cute, but I wanted to smack her. I didn't think she had the star quality to pull it off. I guess neither of them did and that was the problem. Their homage to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers didn't come close. I've seen all these oldies on the big screen and when you watch their stars, you cannot take your eyes off of someone like Fred Astaire or Humphrey Bogart. I nearly fell asleep in this one.
There's also no motivation for the character not to keep trying, so I got annoyed with him really quickly. That wouldn't cut it in a novel, to have a character who was passive in their garbage. I don't know, like I said, if you haven't grown up with the oldies, this is probably fantastic. But as for me and my money? I should have stayed home and watched TCM.
