succeeds almost uncannily in playing Chaplin the physical resemblance is convincing, but better is the way Downey captures Chaplin's spirit, even in costume as the Tramp. This is a disappointing, misguided movie that has all of the parts in place to be a much better one. He was also not that interested in revealing the secrets of the various marriages, romances and scandals which figured in his life, but that is a lack that Richard Attenborough is willing to compensate for in "Chaplin," a film that leaves you wondering why anyone would want to make a film about its subject. He was not interested in discussing how he made them. Chaplin wrote as a man who wanted the world to view his films from the outside, as finished products. The last place to look is Chaplin's autobiography, in which he displays all the cunning of an old magician still protecting his secrets.
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