Chaplin

A marvellous book . . . unlikely ever to be surpassed

Spectator

I cannot imagine how anyone could write a better book on the great complex subject . . . movingly entertaining, awesomely thorough and profoundly respectful

Sunday Telegraph

One of the great cinema books; a labour of love and a splendid achievement

Variety

One of those addictive biographies in which you start by looking in the index for items that interest you . . . and as dawn breaks you're reading the book from cover to cover

Financial Times