Never Weaken (1921) :
Brief Review -
Llyod never looked funny in it but he never lost the entertaining and adventurous treatment. Can you bear Harold Llyod in weakened comedy? I guess the answer must be No. Now tell me, can you bear less funny Llyod in highly adventurous ride? Here answer should be Yes and if it is Yes then Never Weaken is a film for you. A man hits the streets with a scheme to keep his fiancé from losing her job, however, things quickly go from bad to worse. I am not sure whether that cliched trick of a man misunderstanding her fiance going to marry someone else had worked in 1921 or not so i won't lose time thinking about it. But one thing i am sure about is, the man attempting Suicide quickly after misjudgement was definitely unacceptable. Thankfully it was moved towards the accidental adventures and the frightening value was enough to worth our given time. Never Weaken is really weak with comedy perceptions, almost at the lowest bottom level for any Harold Lloyd comedy in 20s decade. However, the adventurous properties are on above par level. Harold Lloyd did try to look funny but failed and that's really unfortunate. Nevertheless, he attempted several breathtaking stunts to make even with the low level of comedy. It might be because of the short runtime which doesn't provide it enough space to set things accordingly. Newmeyer's direction works like a survivor factor as some of dull scene looks quite vibrant on screen. Overall, the film is saved by some great scenes otherwise it was pretty much lower than the recommendable level. It's strictly made for its time but then you have Chaplin films doing better than this. That one rare underwhelming film by Lloyd and that too only if you are the one who always expects high from the legendary comedian.
RATING - 6/10*
By - #samthebestest
Llyod never looked funny in it but he never lost the entertaining and adventurous treatment. Can you bear Harold Llyod in weakened comedy? I guess the answer must be No. Now tell me, can you bear less funny Llyod in highly adventurous ride? Here answer should be Yes and if it is Yes then Never Weaken is a film for you. A man hits the streets with a scheme to keep his fiancé from losing her job, however, things quickly go from bad to worse. I am not sure whether that cliched trick of a man misunderstanding her fiance going to marry someone else had worked in 1921 or not so i won't lose time thinking about it. But one thing i am sure about is, the man attempting Suicide quickly after misjudgement was definitely unacceptable. Thankfully it was moved towards the accidental adventures and the frightening value was enough to worth our given time. Never Weaken is really weak with comedy perceptions, almost at the lowest bottom level for any Harold Lloyd comedy in 20s decade. However, the adventurous properties are on above par level. Harold Lloyd did try to look funny but failed and that's really unfortunate. Nevertheless, he attempted several breathtaking stunts to make even with the low level of comedy. It might be because of the short runtime which doesn't provide it enough space to set things accordingly. Newmeyer's direction works like a survivor factor as some of dull scene looks quite vibrant on screen. Overall, the film is saved by some great scenes otherwise it was pretty much lower than the recommendable level. It's strictly made for its time but then you have Chaplin films doing better than this. That one rare underwhelming film by Lloyd and that too only if you are the one who always expects high from the legendary comedian.
RATING - 6/10*
By - #samthebestest