Never Weaken

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Nick M Lloyd's character's fiancée is about to be laid off because her osteopath boss isn't bringing in any clients. He sets to work immediately rounding up clients by staging injurious falls with his new acrobatic friend. He manages to find himself trapped on one of the upper floors of a skyscraper under construction and has a harrowing misadventure getting safely back to Earth. It's a simple, familiar premise (skyscraper notwithstanding), but this short is packed with so much originality that I was glued to it from start to finish. It isn't the funniest Lloyd comedy I've seen, but the stunts more than make up for the scattered laughs. It's even more impressive when considering that all of these stunts were performed outside of the security of a studio. Truly mindboggling! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/10/25 Full Review william d It was interesting to see Lloyd and his team working out many of the stunts he would later use in his classic full-length feature Safety Last, but this film is short on laughs. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A sort of precursor to the "thriller" brand of comedy perfected in "Safety Last!," this Harold Lloyd short is as massively entertaining as anything I've seen by him. This also features by far the funniest suicide attempt scene I've ever seen! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Great scenes up in the skyscraper Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member good Harold Lloyd comedy Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Featuring the usual movie magic Lloyd so fondly would use to trick audiences into trembling anxiety, "Never Weaken" is filled with the usual almost-falling-off-of-buildings-tricks as well as the expected silent film staple; whoops we're falling on ice again gag. Nothing revolutionary or spectacular, Lloyd's two-reeler is simple and delightful at most. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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