Grandma's Boy

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Audience Member A story to warm even the coldest of hearts - a well constructed fun packed movie full of typical Lloyd business and humour. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The second feature film from the 3rd Genius of Slapstick Silent Film Comedy Harold Lloyd. The story is simple & idyllic & centering on a young timid young man who is pushed by his Grandmother to stand up for himself. As you imagine the results & attempt to be brave are where the heart of the lies but I think one of the last scenes where he stands up for himself with the aid of a token that saved his granddad in the civil war...but ends up being the end piece of his grandma's umbrella. Filled with innocent fun & many gags, will appeal to both adults & children alike. Interesting to see how clever Lloyd was even is his early years. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Harold Lloyd's second feature is a triumph. A small town country boy who is shy with no self esteem or confidence finds himself part of a posse trying to take down a thuggish hobo. While vying for the affections for a girl, he also must do battle with his rival, in a hilarious knock out dragged out fight that balances comedy and humiliation. With the sweet sentimental core of his grandmother has his guardian and mentor, Grandma's Boy is a simple and wonderful comedy. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is funny, but the story is predictable and cliched. Overall it's pretty good though, and if you like Lloyd's work you should see it, but it could have been better. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Some of the funniest inter-titles I've seen. Lloyd is able to show off some of his other talents, his physicality hadn't really developed as his trademark yet. While this is a funny film it's exactly the same as about several hundred other silent comedies made at the time, from its plot down to its uncomfortable racial stereotypes and antebellum sentimentality; however, unlike Keaton it feels that Lloyd doesn't have as much of an ideological investment, rather he's using these as motifs to compound the social pressure and the general humiliation and discomfort in the world of his film. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member WAY better than the remake!! Even without any real dialogue! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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