Why is is rated so low?

I agree.. Even though anything above 7 on IMDb is considered a near masterpiece, this is one of the very few movies I'd rate a full 10.

This is the movie that made me a Chaplin fan. Robert Downey Jr. should have gotten the Oscar hands down. How would you like to play Chaplin with his family their watching you? He did an amazing job.

I never get sick of this film. Amazing.

I could be wrong, but, I seem to remember it being a critical success, however, the public did not want to reward Downey too much recognition because of his drug problems. He really had to mind his manners and stick to the script for those troubles to " be forgiven". That said, he is quite a model for someone who is trying to re-habilitate an image.

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I reckon 7 is too high, I can't remember the last time I saw a movie that was so badly edited. The script is boring too.

I'd give it a 6 tops