The Patsy reflects a genuine affection for the artisans and jacks-of-all-trades that make careers like his possible.
80
Time Out
Time Out
Explicitly quoting Chaplin-style routines, Lewis bends the sentimentality into shape to produce a witty and magical essay on comedy, illusionism and fear.
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The essential mistake that's made about Lewis is assuming his movies were intended mainly to be funny. I suspect they were intended mainly to be really, really weird.
50
Village VoiceAndrew Sarris
Village VoiceAndrew Sarris
Considerably weaker than The Nutty Professor. [10 Sep 1964, p.17]