I loved it. But what's not to like? It is a love story that takes place in 1920s-30s glamourous Hollywood, about a silent film star's struggles in the transition from silent movies into movies with talking, during the Great Depression, and the woman who helps him through the conversion. The performance by the actors was superb and believable. It was refreshing to finally see a love story not solely based on sex, but romance, and a drama that didn't revolve around shooting people, or gang violence, or the mafia- but real problems that people during this time period actually went through. Without any dialogue, it was still, hands down the most pure, wonderful movie of the year. This film makes me wish that I lived in the 1920s. The chivalry. The romance. The glamour. The fact that people used to get dressed up in black tie to go see a movie in a gorgeous theatre, with a live orchestra playing in the front. But, it also reminded me how difficult the 30s must have been, how the Depression really changed everything. No one was safe, not even the movie stars.
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