Deserves your applause...

Rating: Null/10 (11 May 2011)

What I really liked about this film was the variety of dance and music sequences that appeared in it, making it the musical it became. The songs paired with dances were vibrant and full of life adding to the experience of this well rounded story depicting the difficult transitions studios and actors had going from silent films to sound films. The film is very well put together and seamlessly moves from one scene to the next.
Perhaps the best scene, was when Cosmo set out to make Don laugh in the song and dance number, "Make Him Laugh". As the scene unfolds, you see the true comedy is in the accidental funny moments (although fully on purpose on behalf of the cast) as Cosmo uses improvisation to whip up some complex moves, such as running up the side of a wall and flipping off of it, and of course, some much welcomed laughs too.