[THE FRESHMAN
screens Thursday August 21st at 7:00 pm and Sunday August 24th at
4:30 pm at the Cleveland Cinematheque.]
Review
by Bob Ignizio
There are some people in this world who
refuse to watch black and white movies, let alone silent ones. They
presume, incorrectly, that such films will be dated and hokey and
hold no relevance to them. These folks need to see a movie like THE
FRESHMAN. The premise, the
plot, the pacing, and the jokes all feel very much contemporary, and unlike the films of Chaplin or Keaton, could probably work just as well as a talkie. Sure, there are aspects of the film that date it, but not much more than if
one were to make a film today and set it in the 1920s.
