History YMMV / TheArtist

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: No matter how acclaimed, a few can't get past the fact that it's a black and white silent film released during ''modern'' times where these type of movies are practically non-existent.

* BrokenBase: A light case in this over the film using the score "Scene D'Amour" from ''Film/{{Vertigo}}''. Actress Kim Novak didn't take it well at all, comparing it to a rape. Fans are less extreme, arguing over whether the song was a well-placed tribute or distracted from the film too much.

* ComedyGhetto: Averted, as it won the Academy Award for Best Picture that year.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Jack, George's dog, has gotten a lot of love, and is probably remembered most fondly.
** Too bad, Creator/WillFerrell's character in ''Film/TheCampaign'' punches ''that'' dog, the incident being PlayedForLaughs. At least he didn't do it on purpose, and was specifically going for his rival during a fight. This same gag appears earlier when he punches a baby the same way.

* EarWorm: The entire soundtrack. There's a reason it won the Oscar for Best Soundtrack.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: [[spoiler:George finding huge success when he finally embraces sound films just makes it seem like he could have solved his problems at any time and went through a lot of trouble for nothing, especially since it never seems like he has any particular artistic objection to the new technology.]]
** [[spoiler:It wasn't so much that he could have solved his problem at "any" time. His misfortunes began because he didn't get in on the ground floor when the "talkie" craze started. By the time sound films became commonplace, he was considered a relic of a bygone era, and other actors who were willing to embrace sound from the start basically filled the void that he left, and left no room for him. The fact that he refused to be a part of this new technology from the start also made him look stubborn and difficult to work with, in the eyes of directors... which made it nearly impossible for him to find work.]]
** TheReveal at the end actually explains a lot as to why George was against sound films, [[spoiler: his french accent would alienate any producers looking to cast him in a talkie. This was exactly what happened to a number of silent film stars, either unintelligible foreign accents or their voice was grating to listen to, which was a major plot point in ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' as well. The decision to have him transition into ''song and dance'' films is seen as the solution to that problem, while also reminding himself that he has other talents than just being handsome]].

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: No matter how acclaimed, a few can't get past the fact that it's a 2011 film which is both black and white and silent.

** In his defense, his wife isn't that loving either and probably fits this trope a bit. She's not pleasant, but she's quite miserable. Considering how famous George was in his heyday, she may very well have just married him for the money and prestige.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise / HypeAversion: No matter how acclaimed, a few can't get past the fact that it's a 2011 film which is both black and white and silent.

** In his defense, his wife isn't that loving either and probably fits this trope a bit. She's not pleasant, but she's quite miserable.

* BrokenBase: A light case in this over the film using the score "Scene D'Amour" from {{Vertigo}}. Actress Kim Novak didn't take it well at all, comparing it to a rape. Fans are less extreme, arguing over whether the song was a well placed tribute or distracted from the film too much.

** So much that in the portuguese publicty of it the dog appears outside the cover of a dvd of the movie

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: [[spoiler:George finding huge success when he finally embraces sound films just makes it seem like he could have solved his problems at any times and went through a lot of trouble for nothing, especially since it never seems like he has any particular artistic objection to the new technology.]]

** Plus, as far as we can tell he never even ''tries'' to get into the talkie business no matter how clear it becomes that silents are dead. His [[spoiler:apparently considering death preferable to doing a talkie until his girlfriend talks him into it]] can come off as pretty {{Wagnst}}y.