Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Mabel Munoz Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

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

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

skylarmoffat Girl shy review Girl shy is a hysterical silent film by Harold Lloyd. A man who works in a Taylor shop who is desperately awful with girls, longs to be able to talk to them. In modern time this would be a romantic comedy. While he is on the train one day he runs into a girl hiding her dog and to keep the dog hidden he ends up eating a dog biscuit. He hits it off right away with the girl on the train which makes this such a great romantic comedy

sol- Kindhearted but nervous around women, a tailor shop apprentice goes to extraordinary lengths to secure the affections of a young lady he helped on a train in this Harold Lloyd silent comedy. Often regarded as one of Lloyd's best films, 'Girl Shy' benefits from frequently letting its star emote in close-up with Lloyd delivering one of his most down-to-earth and touching performances. The film is also capped off by a magnificently choreographed elongated chase sequence, the ingenuity of which puts 'The Graduate' to shame as Lloyd similarly tries to stop a wedding. 'Girl Shy' is an uneven ride though, even with these pluses. A prominent subplot has Lloyd (ironically) writing a manual on how to talk to women and trying to get it published, and while there is a lot of humour to be had in this subplot, it feels like part of a completely different movie, not gelling well with his romance with the train passenger. The gags are also a little hit-and-miss. That said, the ones that work are exquisite. Highlights include Lloyd eating mousetrap cheese to cover up for accidentally sticking his hand in one, Lloyd hiding the woman's dog on the train (and pretending to yelp like the dog) and Lloyd floating away on a turtle without realising it at a later point. The aforementioned concluding chase sequence is very impressive too and provides a charming note for the film to end on.

Joli M I had never seen a Harold Lloyd film before this, but definitely plan to see more of them after watching Girl Shy! He portrays a Dorky, socially awkward character that you'll instantly gel with on a few different levels. The actress who plays "The Rich girl," in this film- Jobyna Ralston is charming and someone I would have loved to meet if I'd been born a few decades earlier. Another notable Character would include Harold's uncle. He is portrayed as as sweet, older man who has pretty much accepted that his Nephew is a strange one; but doesn't push him to change. There are also some very sweet moments shared between the two leads that remind me of two kids falling in love. If you're a fan of Romantic Comedies you will absolutely love this!

Igenlode Wordsmith I found the beginning of this Harold Lloyd vehicle a bit weak (the first person to watch the tape, not a silent film regular, later told me he had given up after ten minutes, and I can understand why), and compared to later films it seems very heavy on the intertitles. However, things perk up considerably with the entry into the story of the lovely and talented Jobyna Ralston and the transformation of a two-dimensional situational farce into a character-driven romantic comedy. I particularly enjoyed the scenes in the publisher's office, and of course all the scenes between Harold and Jobyna! (There is also a very ingeniously-worked little sequence in the park, in which a passing encounter with a complete stranger turns out to provide the subsequent denouement to the lovers' interview.) Given that a second, bigamous marriage would in any case have been invalid, though, I'm not sure that Harold needed to put quite so much effort into reaching the altar in time: whether the ceremony had been completed or not, the girl would still have been free to marry her real lover half an hour or so afterwards...Definitely better than "Safety Last", although perhaps more uneven: danger stunts in themselves leave me fairly cold, but there is some enjoyable character work in this picture.