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Vincent Canby, New York Times: It's slick packaging around what is mostly warm air. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: A lot of loving care (but not much thought) went into this white elephant, and considering how fascinating a figure Chaplin is it's never exactly boring, but your time would be much better spent looking at any of Chaplin's pictures. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: It's easy to pick out the single major flaw of Chaplin. The narrative is too ambitious. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This is a disappointing, misguided movie that has all of the parts in place to be a much better one. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: The movie indulges in a rather stale flashback procedure. Read more
Rita Kempley, Washington Post: It's a monumental biopic that cheapens the hero's successes by glossing over the failures that surely also shaped the man. Read more