My favorite Charlie Chaplin feature -- his first sound picture, but not, properly speaking, his first talkie--is also probably the one on which he exercised the most patience and perfectionism... Interestingly enough, and significantly, the tragic final sequence, in close-ups, rightly regarded as the most emotionally wrenching sequence in Chaplin's career, is edited in such a way that it has glaring continuity errors, none of which matter in the slightest because of the power of his performance.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
January 1, 2008