The most overrated film in history.

Rating: 1/10 (11 November 1999)

What starts out as a bad slapstick romantic comedy degenerates into an insulting travesty. The story is about a father who wants to shield his son from the horrors of the concentration camp by pretending its all a game. The prize if they win is a tank - how ludicrous. At least the beginning was innocuous. I was not insulted on a religious basis, rather on a human basis. The Holocaust was one of the worst moments in human history and to see it played for laughs turned my stomach. And then there is how annoying Benigni is; his presence on the screen is enough to set my teeth on edge. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL doesn't even deserve the one star I have to give it.