Great complex film!

Rating: 9/10 (20 May 2006)

It's taken me a long time to see 'It's A Wonderful Life'. and here I am, viewing this for the very first time. Jimmy Stewart stars as George Bailey, a simple man who has had many setbacks in his life that would crush the normal person, but Mr. Bailey just keeps chugging along making the best of his situation, and then when life seriously has got him down, contemplates suicide. But luckily, the angels have been watching him! As much as I really don't care for Frank Capra's work, I have to say I was won over by this. Jimmy Stewart is of course, nothing but brilliant, and adds so many layers of character to George Bailey. This is a movie for all people down and out, and just don't care anymore, just think of George Bailey, and how useless he thought he was, until angels showed him what a different world it would have been if he wasn't around.