Sunday, June 29, 2003

The Navigator (1924)

Funny indeed, but nowhere near Buster's best and has some surprising dry stretches. (The underwater scene springs to mind -- even with the loopy swordfish swordfight, it's too damn long.) Best sequence is probably the trying-to-find-a-place-to-sleep bit, though Buster wrestling with the chair is good too; the cannibals smack of a desperate way to end an aimless narrative.

Grade: B