Too much of everything

Please don't spend money on this.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Who knew comedy could be portrayed so damn beautifully? City Lights is made with such a heart of gold that it's hard not to smile throughout its entirety. Just the mannerisms and little individual components each character posses are so so genius and amusing. I didn't necessarily fall head over heals for City Lights, but I certainly appreciated the craftsmanship shown throughout the piece. There's just something oddly charming about Chaplin that I can't quite put my finger on... (Verdict: A-)

It has everything a Chaplin movie promises and deserves. Except Paulette Goddard who in Modern Times and The Great Dictator is freaking fabulous enough to have made own stand alongside the Great Comedian. Nonetheless the blind girl who finds her benefactor at the end to everyone's delight and the tippler with personality issues making him bipolar-esque and a friend is certainly enough to make you watch this film. It is a simple enough story with surprisingly not as many laughs as i had in the other movies but this movie is the one which boasts of the infamous boxing ring with Chaplin fight scene that is immortalized in the annals of the comedy now. And also, it has a beautiful composition that supplements speech in a such a delightful manner that obviously only to be bettered in 1936's Modern Times. Much respect and more so, every bit worth it.

One of the greatest, purest, poignant films of all time

You're probably deciding to watch this because it's in the Top 250 movies of all time. Let me tell you that it totally deserves its spot at #25 for Top Rated English Movies. I'm not a huge fan of Charlie Chaplin or silent movies in general, but this one surprised me. It was funny, but yet had a serious tone at the same time. My only wish is that the ending would've had more to it. It wasn't a bad ending by any means, I think it's just me wanting to see more since the movie was so good. Just do yourself a favor and watch it already!