tavm Review of Twenty Minutes of Love

Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)

Twenty Minutes of Love marks the directorial debut of star Charlie Chaplin

[7/10 · 14 June 2011]

Just watched the entire thing with original Keystone titles on YouTube. As the first film directed by star Charlie Chaplin, Twenty Minutes of Love hardly seems all that much different from his earlier shorts in that there are plenty of slapstick that seems to be mainly for the opportunity to fill the required time alloted. Still, I laughed plenty at seeing Charlie making fun of one loving couple on a bench before he sees another and makes a play for his girl. This girl wants a gift from this man so this man steals a watch from a sleeping occupant from a nearby bench. That's where the funny stuff really happens. Loved many of Chaplin's facial mannerisms and the whole chaotic free-for-all at the end. So on that note, Twenty Minutes of Love is recommended.