An average movie

Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect from this flick but since I'm a huge fan of Alfred Hitchcock, I was really eager to check it out. Basically, it is one of his very old silent features and, honestly, I took me a while to figure out what the whole thing was gettting at. Eventually, it turned out to be an antic romantic comedy and not a bad one at all. Indeed, even if Hitchcock was a master of thriller, comedy was definitely not his cup of tea, that's pretty obvious, but this one was actually quite decent and by far his best one. Of course, the plot was pretty thin and the whole thing was really predictable but it is something inherent to the genre and it didn't bother me much. Futhermore, there were enough funny bits and the acting was really good, easily the best comedic acting displayed in one of his old silent features. It's too bad the music added didn't fit at all the what was going on the screen and it was eventually pretty annoying and distractive. Still, in spite of these flaws, I still think it is the best silent comedy directed by the great master and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Alfred Hitchcock’s work.

6/10