A very good throwback to Silence

Rating: 8/10 (7 May 2014)

Rating-8/10
The Artist is a silent film that although remains quiet throughout, produces a very fun little story and a dazzling acting display from the leading man. This film mixes comedy and drama, brings emotion and even action and makes a film that is actually for a movie we never see or haven't seen for near a century, pretty damn good. I felt this movie was strongly very good, and here below is why so.
The story is short but fun and as it goes along it reveals the emotion from our main character and who and what is making him sad. With a comedy vain running through it this is actually quite funny and just little bits can make you laugh, but also really feel something for the characters involved. This is a great homage to the silent movie generation and it's basic demise, this is shown in fantastically choreographed dancing and acting scenes which just add to the big show that unravels before our eyes. One last thing I liked about this was that it somehow mixes a bit of slapstick to drama to create a film that doesn't overdo either thing.
Jean Dujardin does a fine job in the main role as George Valetin and no wonder he won an Oscar for this, he just somehow fits silent movie acting to a tee. Berenice Bejo playing the role of Peppy Miller is good but overshadowed by Dujardin who just seems to take all the credit with this film, and he fully deserves it. I would have liked to have seen more of John Goodman but with his trademark voice being drowned out in silence maybe it is OK, one of the best characters if not the best is Jack the dog(Valentins pet), he is such a fun dog for the film and the chemistry between Dujardin and Jack is just perfection, best animal duo for a long time.
Michael Hazanavicius directs and writes this wonderfully and he couldn't have done this much better with it's fun script and just little things he has told the actors to do that make it so much an adventure. With it being silent you may think this would be boring or hard to understand the plot, but the score for this move is one the highlights of this film and leaves you saying "if this doesn't win best score at the Oscars, then I don't know film", such a fantastic thing to accompany great acting.
I felt with this that although it is very good, it doesn't escape criticism, it isn't the most smart plot and you may see this is rated very highly but I did feel the story is fairly straight forward but still fun. See with this also with many it hasn't really got things wrong, it is just it's entertainment level and I know some will dislike it being silent for that long, but I also think criticism is up to you if you watch it.
People should enjoy this if you want a fun Comedy/Drama with a little Romance as it turns out fun and adventurous. Those who will dislike, well it is a silent film and I can imagine some won't want to sit through it all, albeit it is a short film though. This is a throwback of course to silent cinema and so anyone who maybe likes this era of cinema will love it as it couldn't be any different to back then, just good fun.
Overall I give this a 8/10 meaning it is Strongly a Very Good film, bordering on being a great. With this you get silent cinema at it's very best and to say it is made in 2011 you may think it wouldn't live up or feel like it like others, but it actually is and makes you feel good after watching it, a true adventure. A final thing to say is that just have fun with this, watch it in a big happy mood and you will thoroughly enjoy this, and remember, look out for the scenes with George and Jack, cinema gold.