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• Carlos M

  
  Except for one touching moment and a hilarious poisoning scene, this uneven "comedy of murders" is of extreme bad taste and has a serious problem in structure and tone - placing a putrid character in such a sloppy attempt at a commentary.

• Pierluigi P

  
  The greatest comedian of all time finally leaves behind 'The Tramp' the character that made him famous, and here plays a serial killer, a very affable and charming one, though. A gem of black comedy, in which Chaplin showed a little wickedness, without abandoning his social… More
  The greatest comedian of all time finally leaves behind 'The Tramp' the character that made him famous, and here plays a serial killer, a very affable and charming one, though. A gem of black comedy, in which Chaplin showed a little wickedness, without abandoning his social commentary nor his sentimentality. He easily proves why murder can be also a laughing matter.

• Jennifer X

  
  This reminded me a lot of Kind Hearts and Coronets, where the murder attempts are just so hilariously wicked you overlook the immorality of it all (seriously, that boat scene between Chaplin and Raye was PRICELESS) and the killer is seemingly unremorseful all the way to the end. But… More
  This reminded me a lot of Kind Hearts and Coronets, where the murder attempts are just so hilariously wicked you overlook the immorality of it all (seriously, that boat scene between Chaplin and Raye was PRICELESS) and the killer is seemingly unremorseful all the way to the end. But of course between Alec Guinness and Charlie Chaplin, I vastly prefer the latter. I'm sorry, Alec, but you don't hold a candle to Chaplin's supreme wit. Chaplin takes what could've been a very macabre and depressing subject (ok, seriously, it's Orson Welles) and turns it into a riot. Monsieur Verdoux, you are my hero.

• Matthew Y

  
  Shocking in it's English mannery portrayal of cold blooded murder but bogged down by the "out of left field" anti-government ending speech. Monsieur Verdoux is a very strange choice for Chaplin as his first non-tramp film. Critically panned upon initial release the… More
  Shocking in it's English mannery portrayal of cold blooded murder but bogged down by the "out of left field" anti-government ending speech. Monsieur Verdoux is a very strange choice for Chaplin as his first non-tramp film. Critically panned upon initial release the film has been reevaluated as a "minor" classic of sorts. General audiences will still probably not get it and it's strictly for Chaplin fans.

• Dimitris S

  
  The only time I can sympathize with a criminal who...kills for a reason!Chaplin is a true innovator of ludicrous sarcasm and...bitter,social commentary.

• Marion R

  
  For some reason I expected this to be funnier, it was very dry.

• Ivan D

  
  "Monsieur Verdoux" is a very different Chaplin picture, compared to his earlier Tramp films. But the dark tone of the film does not completely remove his trademark charm, even though he is playing a serial killer. And though murder is the subject throughout the film, the… More
  "Monsieur Verdoux" is a very different Chaplin picture, compared to his earlier Tramp films. But the dark tone of the film does not completely remove his trademark charm, even though he is playing a serial killer. And though murder is the subject throughout the film, the humanity is still there, particularly the final moments of Verdoux's life. I also found the montage about the financial downfall to be brilliantly made. My only personal problem with here is the ending, because I just don't like films ending with an execution that much(except maybe Dead Man Walking). Aside from that, I found this to be a great dark comedy with an energetic and at the same time, melancholic performance by Mr. Chaplin.

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