There's even an unmissable 'singing in the rain' sequence that must surely - surely! - have been an influence on Gene Kelly's famous rapture of delight (and encounter with bemused policeman) the echoes are so close. The ending echoes the beginning and every scene counts along the way, as the relationships between the principals evolve. The story itself is very simple, almost episodic, compared to some of Keaton's wilder offerings: boy loves girl, boy sets out day after day to prove himself and find his dream, as events conspire to frustrate him. The unfortunate encounter with the organ-grinder's monkey - Buster's best ever animal co-star! - proves not simply a one-off gag, but key to the plot and it is this sort of coherence that gives the film as a whole its beautiful sense of shape. The leading lady is no mere cipher to which to aspire, but a warm girl who believes in the hero all along and gives him his vital 'break'. In places it is very, very funny, on a level his feature length films arrive at far more seldom than his shorts, but it also has a fully-developed and satisfying narrative curve along timeless lines, underpinned and yet not undermined by Keaton's wry trademark lack of sentiment: virtue is rewarded, villainy confounded, and the underdog is recognised and wins through. This is the 'perfect melding of story and humour' I dreamed would lie ahead, back when I reviewed 'The General', and here they are ideally intertwined. But for me this is the one: his last great film, his swansong perhaps, but the one that is perfection. A tall order for a little comedy, you might think, even with the irreplaceable imagination and grace of Buster Keaton on both sides of the camera. It must be a candidate for the shelf of the classics, to stand in its own right among all others and hold its own. For a film to rate that highly, it must be compelling, enthralling, enchanting, a technical tour-de-force - it must make my heart soar and tear it with pity, and leave me shaken and laughing and crying all at once - never put a foot wrong or lose my interest for a moment.

I don't give 10/10 marks lightly I rarely give them at all. It instead plays a halloween sound effect on low pitch and makes you slowly fall into the void.I loved this film. This entity is unique, as it is the only one to kill you without a jumpscare.It's the only entity to make your screen blurry as an ability.Do NOT run into it, as it will kill you if you do.If you get jumpscared, run away from it as soon as possible so you can see again and survive whilst being vunerable.

Be aware though, it can kill you, but it will most likely not catch up to you, as even in pursuit, it's pathetically slow. If you see it walking around, just run, as there's a small chance it won't see you and blur your screen. The Cameraman will jumpscare you and make your screen blurry. It's head looks like a, well, camera with blueish-grey lens. The arms and legs are also like sticks, with a wire wrapped around a bit of it's torso, it's arms, but only a tiny bit is on it's legs.

The cameraman