Review of Block-Heads

Block-Heads (1938)
6/10
Sign of the advancing years
6 March 2005
All previous comments seem to be divided on whether this is one of the best or one of the least of Stan and Olly's output. Certainly there are sequences, climbing the stairs, "there's gonna be a fight", the wheelchair bit and so on that are up to their usual high standard, but overall the effect is a stretched short, 60 minutes needs a stronger plot line. What was increasingly noticeable was the use of stunt doubles for most of the pratfalls and dives. Hardy's was all too obviously a normal sized guy in padding and Laurel's much heavier set than Stan himself. Never the less, they WERE brilliant screen clown and will have my respect.
3 out of 6 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed