This was a surprising and remarkably paced film of Keaton's. What starts out as pretty quaint and rural extends to higher and higher proportions as the comedy switches from the difficulties of two lovers trying to get together despite a family feud to Keaton running around town during a tornado. All of it is filled with those Keaton conceits one comes to love, but it's the most physical of his full-length features, where even in quiet parts he will do pratfalls of stunning dexterity that can leave you no less than awestruck.
The beginning, however, is a lot more a set-up of sight-gags, most of which are very funny and surprisingly inside-jokey. At this point, it seems Keaton expects the audience to know him, which leads to some pretty original takes on his own character. Another earlier site-gag involving a mix-up in the father and son trying to reconnect and accidentally coming across various and unamused strangers is a little politically incorrect for our time, but is still very funny anyway.
--PolarisDiB
The beginning, however, is a lot more a set-up of sight-gags, most of which are very funny and surprisingly inside-jokey. At this point, it seems Keaton expects the audience to know him, which leads to some pretty original takes on his own character. Another earlier site-gag involving a mix-up in the father and son trying to reconnect and accidentally coming across various and unamused strangers is a little politically incorrect for our time, but is still very funny anyway.
--PolarisDiB