You can see why MGM ruined Buster Keaton. In "Seven Chances," they stick him in a Broadway romantic comedy, for which he's totally unsuited. He even is well dressed, with slicked back hair. The last third is a familiar chase sequence, totally out of character with the rest of the movie and below Keaton's standards.
However, what's worth seeing is one of two shorts tacked on the end of the DVD, "Neighbors." A character-based comedy (Buster's in love with the girl across the city fence; their parents try to keep them apart). It's sidesplitting and brilliant. Note: There are racial gags, some at white people's expense, others (sadly) at black's expense. At least Keaton used blacks in "Neighbors," not the whites in blackface in "Seven Chances."
The DVD is worth renting just for "Neighbors." Good music score, too.
However, what's worth seeing is one of two shorts tacked on the end of the DVD, "Neighbors." A character-based comedy (Buster's in love with the girl across the city fence; their parents try to keep them apart). It's sidesplitting and brilliant. Note: There are racial gags, some at white people's expense, others (sadly) at black's expense. At least Keaton used blacks in "Neighbors," not the whites in blackface in "Seven Chances."
The DVD is worth renting just for "Neighbors." Good music score, too.