Every time a bell rings...

Rating: 10/10 (31 August 2000)

What can be said about this miraculous film that hasn't been said before? "It's A Wonderful Life" is one of the greatest films of all time and it isn't hard to understand why. It is the type of rare film that sticks with you forever, very much like a treasured childhood memory. The film tells the story of George Bailey, a bank manager who has fallen into serious financial trouble. A culmination of all the troubles in his life leads him to pray to the heavens and wish to have never been born. Unknown to him, of course, he is being watched from on high and an apprentice guardian angel named Clarence - yet to attain his wings - is sent down to guide him. Clarence makes George's wish come true and he soon discovers what a mistake he has just made. The film poses the question - What would have happened in the lives of everyone you knew if you could see the world without you ever existing? The film gives one possible - and daunting -answer to the question and George Bailey gets the chance to see the world without him ever being there.

"It's A Wonderful Life" is a truly magical film, there simply aren't enough superlatives to describe it. See for yourself if you haven't already, and experience a real gem of a film that will leave you with tears of joy rolling down your cheeks by the end. Superb.