Tedfoldol
everything you have heard about this movie is true.
Senteur
As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
PiraBit
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
Eric Stevenson
It's amazing how I always managed to be impressed by Buster Keaton's movies. This is a wonderfully hilarious movie because everything escalates in the craziest ways imaginable. A lot of it doesn't make sense, but it's way too entertaining to even care. The best part is easily the massive chase scene at the end. It's simply great to see how much this goes on and how far they're willing to take it. This is another movie I love because I am seriously eager to see how it ends. The ending did not disappoint and it's quite unexpected.Even better is how Keaton comes off as so realistic in this. Apart from having great gags and slapstick, I really do associate with this character a lot! I guess it might only be because I'm nearing my twenty-seventh birthday and have yet to find a wife myself! Thankfully, I'm not in this scenario myself! It takes awhile for the really good parts to happen, but they're so amazing you're not going to care! Don't get me wrong, there are many great scenes before, especially another zany car chase.Whenever I hear the name "Keaton" in terms of actors, I always think of Michael Keaton. It's sad that his career ended with sound movies. I think there's a heard sound effect in this movie with one of the guns fired. Perfect ****.
John T. Ryan
IT HAS BEEN reported that Buster Keaton was less than happy that the rights to this play had been bought and ticked for delivery as a future project for his company. The reason given that by 1925 this was old. Keaton thought it to have been a real "turkey", even when it was new.WELL IT TURNED out much, much better than anyone could have imagined while in Keaton's charge. His instincts and skills for what to do with it transformed it into a really great representative piece of work by "the Great Stone Face" and one that is often chosen as representative of his over all output; even though he never dons overalls during its running time.AND WHILE WE are on the subject of length, it fits into a category which would later be dubbed "Streamliner: by the competitor Hal Roach Studios. That is, its running time around an hour (in this case 56 minutes); which allows it to be comfortably featured as a part of a Double Feature. (the vest thing since sliced bread in its day) THE STORY HAS been told that Buster & company weren't quite sure how to wrap things up; until a preview audience gave them a clue. They seemed to expect more from the paper-mache boulders; so the scenes featuring the veritable avalanche of giant rocks was amplified.THE GAG WORKED even better that expected and probably even changed Mr. Keaton's attitude about the play which became a most successful cog in his output. (It was remade as a 3 STOOGES' short featuring Shemp Howard as the luckless would be Groom)
CJBx7
SEVEN CHANCES (1925) is a Buster Keaton vehicle, wherein a young man receives an inheritance from his grandfather – with the condition that he marry on his 27th birthday. His quest to find a wife in time to make the deadline is the driving force behind this comedy. Directed by Buster Keaton.This film takes some time to really develop its comic potential to the full. At first it proceeds rather slowly, but then the laughs slowly start to build up…and the payoff in the final act is spectacular. The various rejections he encounters in his quest for a wife are quite amusing. Unfortunately, some of the comedy relies on stereotype-driven blackface humor, which was considered funny at the time but is cringe- inducing now. In the last act, Keaton again shows his mastery of outrageous sight gags and athleticism, all done in his trademark deadpan persona. An ad in the paper brings many prospective brides to a church, and then the pastor convinces them that it was a prank, resulting in one of the most hilariously inventive chase sequences ever, treating us viewers to a raging torrent of hysterical sight gags and daring athleticism by Keaton. You'll have to see it to believe it. And the ending is just what you wished for, all done in a nice compact 56 minute runtime. SCORE: 8/10
gavin6942
Jimmie Shannon (Buster Keaton) is a broker in need of money. When a lawyer comes to tell him he has inherited a certain sum, Jimmie avoids him thinking he may be bringing a summons. And then when he does hear the good news, there's a catch...Directed by and starring Buster Keaton, this film portrays his particular brand of physical comedy, though perhaps not with as much danger as "The General" or as many tricks as "Sherlock Jr." The music of Robert Israel really carries this film. Not just because it's a silent film, but because it's great music -- moving, light and comedic. And there is an implied racial tone... Jimmie passes on proposing to both a Jew and a black woman.I literally "laughed out loud" at this film! It is a shame Keaton considered it his worst film. Who knew it was so hard to get someone to marry you for $7,000,000 (in 1925 money, no less)?
