Mel Brooks' spoof/homage of the slapstick movies of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton is a fun romp through silent movie cliches but isn't very memorable. Most of the humor isn't as crude as the normal Brooks style and it's a pretty sweet and loving look at silent films. True to it's name, there is only one spoken word uttered the entire film (and it's by the most famous mime in the world). Brooks and co-stars Dom Deluise, Sid Caesar and Marty Feldman display a natural affinity for slapstick but there aren't many huge laughs to be had. Even though Silent Movie is full of big name cameos (Burt Reynolds, Paul Newman, Liza Minnelli, Marcel Marceau, James Caan and Anne Bancroft all appear as themselves), it doesn't make a lasting impression but is enjoyable enough to spend an hour and a half watching.
Rating: 3/5
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