April 27, 2013

A Sailor-Made Man



A Sailor-Made Man, 1921. A rich jackass joins the Navy.

Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer. Written by Hal Roach, Sam Taylor & Jean C. Havez, with H.M. Walker. Starring Harold Lloyd.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent). For the first 10-15 minutes, Harold's character is pretty funny, but then he suddenly changes into Generic Comedy Hero.
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay, 2/4). It has its moments. There are some nice antics in the climax; antics are definitely Harold's strength. There's a long middle section that I could have mostly done without.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.9/4 (Eh)

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