This movie was very delightful to watch even though it was a silent movie. The plot was well put together even though at some points one felt as if Sherlock would have no chance at the girl or proving that he were innocent. This made me pity him, but also respect this character as he was quite a determined man. In the end, Sherlock does win the girl however, who realizes that he was innocent and went back to him at the theatre. This leaves the audience with the idea in the back of their minds, that things can actually work out no matter how dim or gloomy the chances may seem.

This film of a wannabe crime solver gives a great glimpse of how creative special effects of the time were. All for the soul purpose of slapstick comedy. Sherlock Jr. does a decent job of representing the characters given that this is a silent film. The humor is easy to grasp and the supporting cast is always there to give their little bit of life to the scene for Buster Keaton takes the cake in terms of being a very lively character with a great sense of portraying the intended emotions of each scene.

Buster Keaton's film, Sherlock Jr. is a great film that uses a lot of techniques that make the film interesting and creative. As well as the comedy throughout the whole film. The theater workers love for a girl leads him to dream vicariously through a movie being shown at the theater. It is very unique and interesting how they show some of the film through a screen at the theater. The humor used throughout the film kept me engaged and interested. With Sherlock Jr. only being the second silent film I have seen, it was very interesting.

Producer: Buster Keaton. Buster Keaton Productions. Executive producer: Joseph M. Schenck.Copyright 22 April 1924 by Joseph M. Schenck. Released through Metro Pictures (controlled by Loew's Incorporated). New York opening at the Rialto: 25 May 1924. U.S. release: 21 April 1924. 5 reels. 4,065 feet.SYNOPSIS: Browbeaten cinema cleaner/projectionist is in love with a girl. Her father's watch is stolen by a rival and our hero is blamed for the theft. Fortunately, he is studying to be a detective, but shadows the suspect without success. Later, when projecting a film called Hearts and Pearls, he dreams that he enters the picture as the world's greatest detective, Sherlock, Jr. After a series of miraculous hair's-breadth escapes and cliffhanger chases, the case is solved to the satisfaction of all but the villains.COMMENT: As The New York Times reviewer aptly remarked, this Keaton excursion takes some little time to get under way. Not that we mind, as there is still plenty of fun to be had in the opening reels. What might be called the Prologue comes to a riotous conclusion with a wonderfully rapid tracking shot, in which the actions of suspect and shadower are brilliantly co-ordinated, followed by a nice bit of more routine slapstick with a water tower. When Keaton dons the mantle of Sherlock Jr, the laughs really come tumbling. Thanks to the acrobatic skills of the star, allied with the charm of the heroine and the delightfully dastardly villainy of Ward Crane — who is mightily assisted by the comic ineptitude of Erwin Connelly — plus the vigorously frenetic direction style of Mr. Keaton, the laugh-making thrills and spills never cease until our hero wakes to re-claim the girl of his dreams.