May 9, 2013

Grandma's Boy



Grandma's Boy, 1922. A coward is recruited in a manhunt.

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

Concept: 1/4 (Bad)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 1/4 (Bad)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 3/4 (Good)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay, 2/4). A handful of scenes are fairly amusing. A lot aren't. It keeps up the usual Harold Lloyd pleasant-but-unmemorable quality.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.9/4 (Eh)

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