Wonderful character development!

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It's amazing how I always managed to be impressed by Buster Keaton's movies. This is a wonderfully hilarious movie because everything escalates in the craziest ways imaginable. A lot of it doesn't make sense, but it's way too entertaining to even care. The best part is easily the massive chase scene at the end. It's simply great to see how much this goes on and how far they're willing to take it. This is another movie I love because I am seriously eager to see how it ends. The ending did not disappoint and it's quite unexpected.Even better is how Keaton comes off as so realistic in this. Apart from having great gags and slapstick, I really do associate with this character a lot! I guess it might only be because I'm nearing my twenty-seventh birthday and have yet to find a wife myself! Thankfully, I'm not in this scenario myself! It takes awhile for the really good parts to happen, but they're so amazing you're not going to care! Don't get me wrong, there are many great scenes before, especially another zany car chase.Whenever I hear the name "Keaton" in terms of actors, I always think of Michael Keaton. It's sad that his career ended with sound movies. I think there's a heard sound effect in this movie with one of the guns fired. Perfect ****.

What's worse than being a girl having to fight off 1,000 other possible brides for a chance to marry a millionaire? Hearing the minister later tell all of you ladies to leave the church quietly, that this whole thing must've been a prank! *YIKES!*One of THE funniest movies I've ever seen, especially the famous climactic chase scene. While I loved how "College" showed off some of Buster's many athletic skills, I think this one actually shows them just as well if not better. Great how all those boulders chased off the rabid pack of brides, too - I'll bet even "Jimmie" the groom had to laugh to himself about that. ;-D Some reviewers felt it started off rather slow, which it did, but when Buster made a film HIS way, this was usually the case - build, build, and build then push 'em out into the aisles laughing! Oh, and throw in some great sight gags along the way: the scene in the clock shop was priceless! I was surprised to learn that this was one of Buster's least favorite films, but despite that, being forced on him by Joe Schenck, I think he took a weak pitch and knocked it 'way out of the ballpark! Keaton + sow's ear = silk purse.MY, what a rare mix of talent Buster had! He was a prize stallion that should've ran free forever, and never should have been fenced in at the Malicious Greedy Morons studio. I'm so glad in his later years, he was vindicated as a wonderful comedic genius, loved and revered by millions everywhere for all time. :-)

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)?

Buster Keaton catapults himself down a steep hillside, an avalanche of pebbles, rocks and boulders tumbling in his wake. If any one of these objects were to strike him down, he would certainly be killed by the impact. He is almost escaping the rocks now; just a few more seconds of frantic sprinting is required. Suddenly, Keaton looks up, only to find a massive horde of woman striding purposefully towards him. He is stuck between a rock and a hard place: an avalanche behind him, and a flock of would-be brides ahead. Quickly and delicately weighing his chances of survival either way, Keaton turns determinedly towards the barrage of boulders. It is hilarious little moments like this that make Buster Keaton's silent comedies such a joy to watch, and 'Seven Chances' is certainly one of the funniest I've seen, brimming with the talented actor's trademark deadpan humour.The premise on which the story is based is singularly ridiculous, and so this allows Keaton to have a great deal of fun, placing his character in appropriately bizarre situations. Young Jimmy Shannon (Keaton) loves his sweetheart Mary Jones (Ruth Dwyer), but can never quite muster up the courage to tell her, and most certainly could never take that plunge into marriage. However, one day he discovers that his grandfather has left him the princely sum of $7 million, but only if he gets married… by 7 PM that day! After he is rejected by Mary (due to an unfortunate misunderstanding), Jimmy seeks out another would-be bride, ultimately realising that finding a wife isn't as easy as he had hoped. The first half of the film is admittedly light on Keaton's patented stunt-work, but it remains a clever and witty situation comedy, with poor Jimmy suffering the laughter of onlookers as he moves from one girl to the next, tentatively asking for their hands in marriage.When all this fails, an advertisement in the afternoon-edition newspaper brings hundreds of women to Jimmy's side, but by now he's realised that Mary is the only girl he could ever marry. As he struggles desperately to get to her home by 7:00, he is pursued by a horde of money-crazy ladies: big and small, young and old, beautiful and ugly. This is truly where Keaton comes into his element, and a hectic scramble down a hillside – pursued by an avalanche of rocks – is the film's most memorable moment {the idea for this scene came by accident, when Keaton inadvertently dislodged some rocks while he was running. The preview audience responded so favourably that he decided to re-shoot an extended sequence}. The paper-mâché rocks look quite convincing, and I was pretty much fooled into thinking that Keaten was really dodging the real thing (until I noticed him get bowled over by one of the boulders, without any apparent ill-effects!) 'Seven Chances' moves by at such a frenetic pace that there isn't a moment that could be trimmed. Though it runs for just 56 minutes, I had a huge smile on my face for every single one of them.