"Never Weaken"

"Never Weaken" (short), 1921. A young romantic's suicide attempts are interrupted by a construction site.

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

Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 1/4 (Bad)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
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). Entertaining. It's about half comedy (of the we're-having-fun-but-not-actually-laughing variety), and about half stunts. Unfortunately, the two rarely coincide effectively.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.1/4 (Okay)