Beautiful, entertaining, but missing on the story

Rating: 8/10 (1 February 2012)

I wanted to see this movie so bad, because I really liked Dujardin in previous movies I've seen, because of the idea of seeing a silent movie, and the trailer really conquered me. When I sat in the theatre watching the first minutes, I was immediately taken in; the way Hazanavicius plays with the fact that this is a silent movie might be its most interesting and fun aspect. It is well-done, beautifully acted, and superb to watch. My only complaint, but it's still a rather serious one, is that after you've seen the trailer, there's really not a whole not more to learn from the movie. You've seen the whole story, or pretty much. That disappointed me; I was hoping to be more surprised by it. It did not happen. However, I would definitely see it again just to enjoy the cinematography, the acting, the subtle humour, and the whole ambiance of the silent, black and white movie. It's worth seeing, even if at the end the story felt a little thin and cliché.