Yhis is a very entertaining movie which contains all of the polish and slickness that the Hollywood studio system with a big budget can provide. That said I do not consider it to be a great movie. I have only to contrast it with Paul Leni,s earlier film "Waxworks" which I regard as vastly superior. It is likely that Paul Leni was entranced by the vast and expensive resources of the Universal Studio. As for Conrad Veidt,s acting and I consider that his ability was not fully utilised. He does not display the genius that was present in his performance in "The Student of Prague. Perhaps I have been a little harsh in my opinions because I derived more pleasure from viewing this film than any of the recent latest 2006 movies from Hollywood.
Review of The Man Who Laughs
