'The Artist' A Review

'The Artist' is a silent movie about the ending of silent movies. It's kind of a romance, kind of a comedy, and kind of dark. It doesn't really make up it's mind and never goes beyond or transcends its conceit.

The movie is simply a good silent movie. It doesn't do anything different or unexpected with the device. The main character has a dream where there is ambient sound and there is about 8 seconds which is in color. Both of these things don't make a real difference and are negligible in the overall story.

The film is charming but nothing more.

Rent It.