Chaplin (1992) - 7/10

Robert Downey Jr. does a great job in this biopic of Charlie Chaplin yet I felt like there's something missing to truly capture the time this took place in. I've always been fascinated with the evolution of film and montage so I wanted to get a taste of the history through the master of the silent film. It's weird to see Downey Jr. in this role since his superhero turn as Iron Man but I believed his transformation and manueurisms completely as he shows the struggle Chaplin had being taken seriously and breaking out. There were certain scenes that really worked towards the beginning as he was finding his emotion and comedy routine while showing on set rehearsl mixed in with real movie footage. Towards the end though, I started to get bored and think that they didn't convey a passing sense of time as well by making the environment and sets change to match his aging. The supporting work of Dan Akroyd, Anthony Hopkins, Marisa Tomei, Penelope Anne Miller, Kevin Kline, and Milla Jovovich just to name a few are all scattered throughout and were fun to see get hidden in their characters but this is definitly Downey Jr's show. Overall, this was not one of my favorite biopics but interesting nonetheless in showing me a look at what Hollywood was like when Chaplin was making it big. I just wish the production design and music had given a more authentic feel to the era by making him disappear into the role. Pretty good.