7.5 out of 10

Rating: 7/10 (10 February 2001)

Honestly I don't really see why all this craze about this film . The direction is quite ordinary , the actors including the performance of Benigni (who also directs) is sometimes almost absurd . Frankly the direction and performances fall often into clichés .
But there are many good ideas , some funny and original gags , the whole idea of a man who lies to his son that the concentration camp is just a game and that if they make enough points they will win a prize is worth to see.

But this film a masterpiece ? Americans , you make me laugh out loud : you ignore all the year long everything that's not coming from the U.S. , and sometimes , maybe just for a little change once in a while, you idolize something from another country which, in this case , don't have nothing very special .
Despite all I said , its still be a pretty good movie , even if many times we ask ourself : is he trying to make us laugh ?