Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

bkoganbing As that famous silent film comedian Charlie Chaplin said, Lou Costello had pathos and its unfortunate that he and Abbott did not meet up with the Keystone Kops when they were in their prime.The setting is at the beginning of the film industry and the boys get taken by conman Fred Clark and his moll Lynn Bari. Never mind that they're in pursuit of Clark and Bari and their pursuit takes them out to the new film colony of Hollywood. It's one of those Clark Kent/Superman situations where Clark puts on a rug and adopts and accent and Costello keeps thinking he's seen him some where, but he's not sure. Which would make Costello brighter than Lois Lane or Jimmy Olsen who never had a clue.The worm turned somewhat in Abbott And Costello Meet The Keystone Kops because Abbott gets to take the hits and falls. That might have been at Lou's instigation, but quite frankly it doesn't work though it does show Bud's versatility.Several original Keystone Kops join in the final chase scene and Mack Sennett himself makes an appearance here to give it that ring of authority. Not the best of their films, sadly their best days were left in the Forties.

MartinHafer Although this film was made very late in their film careers, this Abbott and Costello film is amazingly enjoyable--proving that even as late as 1955, the team was still capable of making good movies. In fact, 1955 was a very good year, with the equally enjoyable ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY also coming to the screen.The film gets very high marks for being focused on the comedy team and not filling the movie with padding such as song and dance numbers (this is so in at least half their films). There also, thankfully, is no parallel romantic plot--another part of the formula that didn't help their earlier films.ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEETS THE KEYSTONE KOPS begins with the boys buying a movie studio from a shady character (Fred Clark). However, when they go to take possession of the place, they find that the crook had sold this to many people--and it wasn't his to sell in the first place. So, for the first third or more of the film, Bud and Lou are trying to cross the United States to go to Hollywood, as the trail of this crook has led there.Once in L.A., the fall into a movie shoot and don't realize it. However, their amazing driving of a runaway wagon wasn't lost on the film's producer--he loved the boys and wanted them to work in upcoming films. The director, in contrast, wasn't thrilled as this was Clark in disguise as a "great European director" and so far, no one had caught on that he had been a con man. And, to keep this a secret, Clark hired Slapsie Maxie Rosenblum to "arrange an accident" and get rid of Abbott and Costello once and for all. There's more to it than that as well as a crazy tribute to the Keystone Kops in the finale, but you'll just need to see the film to find out what happens.Overall, it's a funny film and a decent homage to silent comedy. Not their best but probably among their better films, this should make most Abbott and Costello fans quite happy.

jimtinder Costello plays Tubby, a fan of the Nickelodeon flickers, sometime around 1914. Abbott is Slim, who convinces Tubby to buy a motion picture studio with his aunt's money. The duo are conned by Joe Gorman (Fred Clark) who follow him to California. Will the duo catch up to Gorman, or will Gorman get the best of them?"Meet the Keystone Kops" is probably the last fun film Abbott and Costello made. It is a surprise, considering that Costello just recovered from a major illness. Indeed, Costello looks thinner than in any of his previous films, so calling his character "Tubby" is somewhat off the mark. Both Abbott and Costello are at their slapstick best. This too is a surprise, considering that Costello supposedly told Abbott in an earlier time not to slap him anymore!Fred Clark is deliciously evil as Joe Gorman and is one of Abbott and Costello's finest foils. Clark's skill as an actor, coupled with his sense of comedy, are wonderful to see. 7 out of 10.

lzf0 There is a real change in the role portrayed by Bud Abbott in this picture. In past films, he has had the role of Costello's straight man for dialogue scenes. He played a sharp, smart, heavy. No one was meant to take this seriously, but Abbott played the bad guy! He usually gets the best of Costello. (This is not true of their famous "Dice Routine", "The Lemon Bit" and that oh so satisfying conclusion of "Africa Screams".) When it came to physical comedy, Costello was on his own, with Abbott nowhere to be found. But starting with this film, and continuing with "A & C Meet the Mummy" and "Dance with Me, Henry", Bud Abbott has become a buffoon. He takes more pratfalls in this film and in "The Mummy" than he did in all of his other films combined. Now it is obvious that a stunt man is doing the physical bits for him, but it is nice to see Abbott become funny. Why didn't this happen sooner? Maybe it was Lou Costello's ego. Maybe it was Bud Abbott's illness. Maybe Abbott just didn't care and let Costello carry the team. With "Keystone Kops", the writers have finally made Bud Abbott funny. He tries to be gruff and mean, but it just isn't in him. He tries to show that he is braver and smarter than Costello, but no one believes him. There is finally some depth to the team. Costello is still silly and innocent, but now Abbott is a phony to the world. In the past he was able to fool everyone but Lou.Now I am not saying that I do not enjoy the previous A&C efforts. Some of them are brilliant comedies and John Grant's routines are always marvelous. However, it took so much time for the characters of Bud and Lou to grow. I only wish there were more films to see their metamorphosis.