Rating: 
Summary: A badly underrated gem
Review: This film has been trashed mostly by people who are holding this up to Chaplin's earlier masterpiece films. It is easy to see this one isn't like his other movies and it wasn't meant to be. If you were to watch this film by itself you would find that it is a unique and well made if not classicly entertaining movie. Chaplin was working on 2 or 3 different film projects when he picked this one as it was probably the least time consuming. One of the other projects was Shadows and Substance, of which he had a completed draft of the script finished (it never was filmed but may yet see the screen as some interest has been shown recently by other filmmakers in completing this project). While among the weakest of Chaplin films, A Countess From Hong Kong is still above standard fare and especially if you are spoiled by the ho-hum films of modern day this one is a nice, witty 60s flick that will please those of us with an attention span greater than a jelly fish. A Countess From Hong Kong is a sure bet for fans of Chaplin, Marlon Brando or Sophia Loren.
Rating:
Summary: A badly underrated gem
Review: This film has been trashed mostly by people who are holding this up to Chaplin's earlier masterpiece films. It is easy to see this one isn't like his other movies and it wasn't meant to be. If you were to watch this film by itself you would find that it is a unique and well made if not classicly entertaining movie. Chaplin was working on 2 or 3 different film projects when he picked this one as it was probably the least time consuming. One of the other projects was Shadows and Substance, of which he had a completed draft of the script finished (it never was filmed but may yet see the screen as some interest has been shown recently by other filmmakers in completing this project). While among the weakest of Chaplin films, A Countess From Hong Kong is still above standard fare and especially if you are spoiled by the ho-hum films of modern day this one is a nice, witty 60s flick that will please those of us with an attention span greater than a jelly fish. A Countess From Hong Kong is a sure bet for fans of Chaplin, Marlon Brando or Sophia Loren.
Rating: 
Summary: One of my all time favorite movies!
Review: This is a great romantic comedy and should be taken for just that. Though Marlon Brando does a great job he was an odd choice for this role, so his fans would probably not enjoy this. It's very different from anything he has done. I have seen this movie many times and enjoy it more and more each time. The music is wonderful! I searched for many years for the soundtrack and was rewarded a few years ago. It's very light and easy comedy with some great chemistry between Loren and Brando. Originally when it was released it had some not so great reviews, but a lot of that was due to the many problems that plaqued the set and the cost. See the movie and judge for yourself. If you enjoy the old romantic comedies with Doris Day and Rock Hudson you should really enjoy this one.
Rating:
Summary: One of my all time favorite movies!
Review: This is a great romantic comedy and should be taken for just that. Though Marlon Brando does a great job he was an odd choice for this role, so his fans would probably not enjoy this. It's very different from anything he has done. I have seen this movie many times and enjoy it more and more each time. The music is wonderful! I searched for many years for the soundtrack and was rewarded a few years ago. It's very light and easy comedy with some great chemistry between Loren and Brando. Originally when it was released it had some not so great reviews, but a lot of that was due to the many problems that plaqued the set and the cost. See the movie and judge for yourself. If you enjoy the old romantic comedies with Doris Day and Rock Hudson you should really enjoy this one.
Rating: 
Summary: Goodbye Charlie
Review: This is the final motion picture written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. He was 78 years old when it was released and had been in political exile from the United States for the past 15 years. Although the movie features two of the biggest stars of its time, Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren, and was written as an old-fashioned comedy, it is rather slow and "talky." It has plenty of curiosity value, but I'm sorry to report, not a great deal of entertainment value. The once mighty Chaplin, had simply run out of gas. Working with Brando (who openly made fun of Chaplin during filming) and a script he had first drafted in the 30s for Paulette Goddard, Chaplin was out of his element.
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