Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

st-shot Mistaken for a notorious criminal Buster Keaton takes it on the lamb in The Goat. With the cops in close pursuit the heat is on from start to finish and Keaton keeps things moving at a brisk pace throughout by coupling scenes in a smooth transitional flow.We first encounter Buster in a breadline where he is stymied by a couple of mannequins. From there our curious flaneur manages to get his mug on a wanted poster and the attention of the local force including the police chief whose daughter he picks up along the way. Keaton's clever antics include scenes with an elevator, a clay sculpture monument and a magnificent entrance on one of his favorite go to props, a locomotive. With exteriors shot outside on city streets the film has a more panoramic look than a two set studio short allowing Keaton more freedom to create his material and stretch the chase without ever breaking rhythm. Definitely one of his best shorts.

MartinHafer This is a wonderful comedy short--one of Keaton's absolute best. Through a long series of silly mistakes, Buster is mistaken for a wanted killer. And, as a result, most of the film consists of him running from the cops and one detective in particular. While generally I am NOT a fan of movies with a lot of chase scenes, this one is the absolute best as far as pure athletic and acrobatic ability. I have seen some that have had wilder stunts, but none where the star was so limber and able to move with amazing grace. In particular, there is a scene where he runs across a table, jumps on a man's shoulders and dives up through the transom as lithely as is humanly possible. Plus so many of the gags are funny and perfectly timed, such as how he really comes to believe that he's actually killed someone. By the way, this film is VERY similar to COPS, also by Keaton, but original enough and with enough energy to make them both worth seeing.This film is brilliant and the only Keaton short I can think of that I probably liked even more was THE PLAYHOUSE--where Buster plays every role at the theater.

tedg Frequent readers of my comments know that I believe movies can change you, can hurt or build. At least I make a pretty good case when it comes to heavy films. There are some very competent ones of these, "good" by many measures... that depending on how you are building yourself should be avoided.But what about comedy? Shouldn't it just be taken as it comes? Isn't the whole idea about the flow?Well, I know that some films make me laugh and later feel bad about it. And some amuse in different trivial ways, But when I think of funny, real funny that lasts, its gotta be the Marxes and this guy Keaton.This humor is physical, but instead of pain, it is based on the unexpected. Cinematic surprise. And this movie, to my mind is one of his best because he relies less on his sad character and more on the movement of the thing.Was this the first filmmaker who mastered it all, writing, directing, editing, acting? The thing about this is how it builds and builds. The pacing of the episodes, for sure. That doesn't seem so remarkable today. But the pacing of the stunts within that framework is remarkable in how the energy is compounded: setup, burst and faster and faster with the trigger.Its really something to see. And at the end, after you've seen it the first time and been surprised — and laughed, then you can wonder whether comedy can be as powerful as the other film experiences. Maybe so.Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.

suzanna This is one you can watch over and over and laugh just as much each time. We have been on a Keaton fest around here after purchasing some of his films. In this one Buster is mistaken for an escaped murderer and there are lots of chase scenes and crazy scenes but also what is best about Buster - his creativity. The opening scene is really funny and it just keeps going from there.