Rotten
With this reverential biopic, director Richard Attenborough has cranked out a many-reel, talky talkie.
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter
Chaplin
Everyone has a wild side. Even a legend.
1992 · 2h 23m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Richard Attenborough
Overview
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
Director and cast
- Richard Attenborough Director
- Robert Downey Jr. as Charles Spencer Chaplin
- Geraldine Chaplin as Hannah Chaplin
- Paul Rhys as Sydney Chaplin
- Marisa Tomei as Mabel Normand
- Milla Jovovich as Mildred Harris
- John Thaw as Fred Karno
- Moira Kelly as Hetty Kelly / Oona O'Neill
- Anthony Hopkins as George Hayden
- Dan Aykroyd as Mack Sennett
- Penelope Ann Miller Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
62%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A lot of loving care (but not much thought) went into this white elephant, and considering how fascinating a figure Chaplin is it's never exactly boring, but your time would be much better spent looking at any of Chaplin's pictures.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
It's slick packaging around what is mostly warm air.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
The thrill of the ending, with real Chaplin film clips, only exposes the rest as a soporific.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
The movie indulges in a rather stale flashback procedure.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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