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Has problems but is stilla descent Biography pictu
3/4 stars

Chaplin is a good film about Charlie Chaplin but not the greatest. The problems I had with it are common with biopics and that is their refusal to focus on something. You do not have to do this but the best biography pictures usually have something else to them that they focus on particularly. This goes from one thing to another slightly randomly and certainly nor perfectly. It can be a melodramatic at times, and can do the biography pictures skip where something that seemed important is forgotten about. That said I did enjoy the movie anyways it was interesting enough to watch, and looked good and was acted very well.

Oscar Nominee Best Actor Robert Downey Jr. 5/5- Downey is perfect at Chaplin at young and old Chaplin, his age seems very real even if makeup does not. He imitates Chaplin perfectly actually and never does a single incorrect move. All the physical gestures he does are spot on, and he also is great in the scenes requiring less imitation.

Review by Ichabod Crane