Review of Isn't Life Terrible?

"Isn't Life Terrible?" is a 25-minute black-and-white silent short film from 1925, so this one already had its 25th anniversary last year. The director is prolific silent film maker Leo McCarey and here he gets to work with two of the biggest stars from the era, namely Charley Chase and Oliver Hardy (without his Stan). The title here is a good description of the average silent film character (played by Chase, Chaplin, Keaton or Lloyd). Always chaotic, gets himself from one mess into the next and has to suffer from it, but it all turns out not that bad eventually. Still, this film somewhat did and I am kinda disappointed by the outcome as I like Hardy and don#t mind chase. But I guess the script just wasn't funny enough or good enough or entertaining enough. That's why it dragged on quite a few occasions and I give it a thumbs-down overall. Not recommended.