‘The Real Charlie Chaplin’ Review: There’s Not Enough Funny Jobs

The biographical documentary “The Real Charlie Chaplin” seems to restore a sense of mystery to its post-celebrity subject. Filmmakers Peter Middleton and James Spinney often traverse the grounded timeline of Charlie Chaplin’s life and fame—from poverty to ubiquity to exile in Switzerland—but maintain a compelling, questioning approach. Narrated by actress Pearl Mackie (“Doctor Who”), the …