I'm glad to finally be watching these Chaplin films. And this one, despite having filmed it under circumstances outside of his usual way of working, I quite enjoyed it. Chaplin has a lot of targets in this film. From politics, to advertisement, to the private school system, it's almost too much, and the film doesn't really hit any of it's messages well enough. Dawn Addams (above) is lovely here, and for my money, under-used. Charplin's own son Michael practically steals the film as a young communist boy. Their scenes together are flawless, and probably the inspiration for those between Candy and Culkin in "Uncle Buck".
A really fun little film that could be better if tighter and more focused. Good regardless.
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