I just finished watching this off of TCM Middle East, and boy do I feel good! This started out slow paced like most Guinness comedies do, but it was all worth the wait. It all came together extremely nicely and I thought it was almost perfect. The extra charms are of the 1900 era settings provided, truly an age of enlightened innocence with all the modern conveniences coming into play. Gina is just sooo hot and really funny, and Alec is flawless in his role, plus there is an Akim Tamiroff role who I really dig (Alphaville among other great character roles). I honestly laughed out loud with delight the way it all came together especially the time Morley tried to barge in the room with his wife and neighbor on the other side desperately holding the door back. Yeah it's heavy on slapstick but hey, I never hear people hating Chaplin for that! Very entertaining, especially if you like a nice setup to a great joke. I'm feeling very good now, thanks all involved in this film!
Review of Hotel Paradiso
