FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

framptonhollis Although Charlie Chaplin seems to have been hailed as the silent comedy king, I always liked Buster Keaton a tad bit more. Sure, Chaplin had more heart, but Keaton had more thrills! And "Seven Chances" is certainly no exception. What starts off as a romantic comedy with a witty and simple premise soon morphs into a lengthy, bizarre, and almost surreal chase scene that makes this movie one of the funniest and most creative comedies of all time. Although slapstick and romantic comedies are normally looked down upon in modern cinema, the silent masters knew how to execute these genres with perfection, and Keaton was perhaps the most perfect. The slapstick in this movie isn't just dumb, pointless injury, it's chaotic and complex, as it escalates in insanity and humor, getting funnier and funnier. Half of the film doesn't even contain slapstick, and its still laugh out loud hilarious. Silent comedians may be most well known for their slapstick, but they were also masters of visual, situational comedy, as is evident in much of this movie's running time.If you're ready for an insane, laugh out loud ride, you cannot go much better than this hilarious, and only 50 minute long Keaton classic!

John T. Ryan IT HAS BEEN reported that Buster Keaton was less than happy that the rights to this play had been bought and ticked for delivery as a future project for his company. The reason given that by 1925 this was old. Keaton thought it to have been a real "turkey", even when it was new.WELL IT TURNED out much, much better than anyone could have imagined while in Keaton's charge. His instincts and skills for what to do with it transformed it into a really great representative piece of work by "the Great Stone Face" and one that is often chosen as representative of his over all output; even though he never dons overalls during its running time.AND WHILE WE are on the subject of length, it fits into a category which would later be dubbed "Streamliner: by the competitor Hal Roach Studios. That is, its running time around an hour (in this case 56 minutes); which allows it to be comfortably featured as a part of a Double Feature. (the vest thing since sliced bread in its day) THE STORY HAS been told that Buster & company weren't quite sure how to wrap things up; until a preview audience gave them a clue. They seemed to expect more from the paper-mache boulders; so the scenes featuring the veritable avalanche of giant rocks was amplified.THE GAG WORKED even better that expected and probably even changed Mr. Keaton's attitude about the play which became a most successful cog in his output. (It was remade as a 3 STOOGES' short featuring Shemp Howard as the luckless would be Groom)

gavin6942 Jimmie Shannon (Buster Keaton) is a broker in need of money. When a lawyer comes to tell him he has inherited a certain sum, Jimmie avoids him thinking he may be bringing a summons. And then when he does hear the good news, there's a catch...Directed by and starring Buster Keaton, this film portrays his particular brand of physical comedy, though perhaps not with as much danger as "The General" or as many tricks as "Sherlock Jr." The music of Robert Israel really carries this film. Not just because it's a silent film, but because it's great music -- moving, light and comedic. And there is an implied racial tone... Jimmie passes on proposing to both a Jew and a black woman.I literally "laughed out loud" at this film! It is a shame Keaton considered it his worst film. Who knew it was so hard to get someone to marry you for $7,000,000 (in 1925 money, no less)?

Jackson Booth-Millard Our Hospitality was good comedy fun, The General was a great comedy adventure, and Sherlock Junior is a superb silent comedy film, and this was the fourth Buster Keaton I would see featured in the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die book. The film opens with young James 'Jimmie' Shannon (Keaton, also directing) trying for all the seasons of a year to tell Mary Jones (Ruth Dwyer) that he loves her, but he keeps failing miserably. He and his partner Billy Meekin (T. Roy Barnes) know that their company is due to face bankruptcy unless they can get a big wad of cash, and then in comes Jimmie's Attorney/Lawyer (Snitz Edwards) telling him that he is to inherit a seven million dollar fortune from his grandfather. But there is a catch, he has to marry before seven o'clock on the day of his twenty-seventh birthday, which happens to be today, and Jimmie can only think of one girl to ask and may agree to it. So he goes to see Mary, and she does agree initially, until he blows it by saying that he needs to marry "some girl", and she goes off in a huff and now refusing. So Jimmie's Lawyer and Billy are determined to help him find a wife quickly before time runs out and he loses the chance to inherit the money. They try very quickly and Jimmie recognises seven women in the country club to try asking, so he gets his seven chances (as the title implies), three of the women laugh, one looks at the wrong man to marry, and the other three are just rude. While Mary is considering changing her mind, and Jimmie is asking almost every girls he happens to pass, including a foreign girl, a manikin head, a black woman and many more, the Lawyer and Billy have placed an advert in the paper in the help of attracting interested women. The only problem is, there are hundreds of women dressed in white dresses that turn up at the church where the ceremony is meant to take place, and Jimmie is forced to run for it seeing all the potential suitors. The hundreds of brides chase Jimmie all over the place, including through building sites, on a train line and finally down a hill that starts a rock slide, one of the films most iconic scenes. Eventually Jimmie returns home to find the The Clergyman (Erwin Connelly) ready to marry him to someone, and Mary does turn up ready for it, and after a near miss failure, they are married, the fortune is safe, and Jimmie kisses everyone else, including the dog, before the bride. Also starring Frances 'Frankie' Raymond as Mrs. Jones and Jean Arthur as receptionist at country club. Filled with some of the funniest comedy moments, I completely agree with it featuring in the must see book, and the critics only give it three stars, so it is a slightly underrated silent masterpiece from the great Keaton that should be cherished. Buster Keaton was number 21 on 100 Years, 100 Stars - Men. Very good!