January 24, 2013

"An Eastern Westerner"



"An Eastern Westerner" (short), 1920. A boy is sent west to a town owned by an outlaw.

Directed by Hal Roach. Written by Frank Terry, with H.M. Walker. Starring Harold Lloyd.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 1/4 (Bad)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay, 2/4). Not particularly funny or otherwise notable. On the other hand, it doesn't have any major problems; it runs pretty smoothly for a comedy that's not particularly funny.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.0/4 (Indifferent)

(update of a previous post - original is here)

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