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I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Best movie ever!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

An entertaining little film. I recommend watching it without thinking of the silent film star Harold Lloyd, or measuring his performance to some expectation you may have. Just enjoy a nice little romantic comedy with a beautiful leading lady, some behind the scenes looks at Hollywood sets from the day, and some funny gags. Nothing hysterical, but clever and had me chuckling at times.Constance Cummings is fantastic in what is practically a dual role here. She plays a Hollywood actress that Lloyd falls for in her Spanish makeup, and befriends in her 'normal life'. Of course, the latter isn't until after he's lost a shoe in the rain, splashed mud all over her, and wrecked the top of her convertible, in a very nice sequence. She takes pity on him, nicknaming him 'Trouble', and is drawn to his unaffected, honest way. That honesty is put to a test, however, when she questions him about his interactions with the 'Spanish actress', knowing full well what he's said and done with her. These scenes where she tests Lloyd's loyalty are excellent, and the dialogue and emotions between the two are highly authentic. There is a certain sweetness to the film, but it's not cloying.As for gags, the attempts Lloyd's character makes to get into the film industry are amusing, starting with being an extra in a scene practically moments after he's gotten off the train into town (lol), and continuing on to a screen test with 26 takes. The actress in the screen test with him (Mary Doran) is motivated because of a past slight on her sex appeal, but after she says to the director "Then lead me to it, baby! I'll show you flame enough to burn that bird up alive", he proceeds to stumbles all over, and can't manage to even answer the phone in the scene without destroying the set. The scene at the party where Lloyd is inadvertently wearing the magician's coat is probably the funniest, as its contents (eggs, mice, rabbits, etc) are dispensed one by one. The film is well put together and has some interesting camera angles. I found it interesting that Lloyd had to direct quite a bit of it because credited director Clyde Bruckman was regularly intoxicated. The film isn't the pinnacle of Lloyd's career or the best of the pre-Code comedies you'll find, but it's solid and worth seeing.

Stripping MOVIE CRAZY of its awkward dialog and reducing the running time to perhaps an hour and fifteen minutes, would have improved the film considerably. HAROLD LLOYD seems a bit ill at ease in a role clearly meant for a much younger man, but CONSTANCE CUMMINGS is assured and poised in what is, unfortunately, an unlikeable role. Her manipulative and scheming ways when she decides to play a trick on him, makes the character colder than it ought to be in a comedy of this sort. Thus, the happy ending for their relationship seems contrived.Some of the physical comedy and sight gags are worthy of a better film and makes me think that the whole story would lend itself better to the silent comedies Lloyd made before the advent of sound.I liked the rainy day scene with the convertible top refusing to operate properly--and his efforts to improve the situation only making things worse. His relationship with the heroine gets off to a bumpy start right then and there.But that's the trouble with the whole film. His hapless inability to do anything right gets tiresome by the time he's practically demolished every set piece in sight. The cleverest bit comes at the fancy dinner where he inadvertently puts on the wrong jacket belonging to a magician. Somehow, mice, bunnies and eggs keep popping out while he's trying to dance with an executive's wife--and, of course, it's the sort of thing Lloyd carries off effortlessly, without words.I enjoyed other Lloyd comedies from simpler times, without a weak script offering dull dialog. This is probably why the last big scene without need of talk provides the best moments--a big fight on a studio set between Lloyd and KENNETH THOMSON, his rival for Cummings. It's staged brilliantly and at least gives the story a wallop for the ending that it seriously needed.Otherwise, the overall effect would have been a bit tedious.

This is a good comedy, possibly Harold Lloyd's best sound movie, and it features a very nice pairing of Lloyd with Constance Cummings. It's also interesting and entertaining as a light commentary on the movie industry of its day, and the ways that it was perceived. The extreme eagerness of Lloyd's character to break into the movies is interwoven with the main romantic plot in some clever ways.The story has Lloyd's character leaving his Kansas home and heading to Hollywood, where he winds up having a chaotic and very funny romance with a star actress played by Cummings. There are a lot of funny gag ideas, some very nice scenes between the two stars, and quite a bit more, capped off by the kind of funny, exciting set piece that you always hope for as the finale in one of Lloyd's movies.Cummings is very appealing and enjoyable, and she has a lot of good material to work with, as the script sets up a good contrast between her screen character and her real personality. This contrast is used very creatively in the plot, and the effect is aided considerably by how well Cummings and Lloyd work together in all of their scenes. The actress's affectionate nickname of 'Trouble' for Lloyd's character works well, too. Their interplay is the best part of a good comedy that also has a lot of other things working for it.

This is one of my all time favorite comedies. Harold Lloyd was open-minded and progressive and was eager to make sound films (unlike conservatives such as Chaplin and Keaton who were stuck in the past and whose careers quickly went down the drain). Lloyd was eager to make his first talkie in 1929 and it was a huge success. (On the other hand Keaton was practically forced to make his first talkie and Chaplin refused to make one - showing that he lived in a fantasy world of the past by releasing a silent in 1931!) This is by far the best of Harold Lloyd Comedies - This is one of those films you can watch over and over again and still be entertained. Constance Cummings is perfect as the woman Harold Lloyd falls in love with and it's a shame this was to be the only film she and Lloyd would make together. Harold Lloyd's other leading ladies were for the most part forgetable. If your going to watch a Harold Lloyd film make sure you watch this one! :)