November 25, 2013

Why Worry?



Why Worry?, 1923. A wealthy hypochondriac vacations in South America during a revolution.

Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor. Written by Taylor, with Ted Wilde, Tim Whelan & H.M. Walker. Starring Harold Lloyd.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
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). It's amusing, but not exceptionally so - the usual Harold Lloyd standard of pleasant and forgettable, with a few bigger laughs thrown in here and there.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.2/4 (Okay)

[update of a previous post - original is here]

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