Incredible

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 1999)

I had read much about this masterpiece. Nothing could have prepared me for the film. I both laughed so hard and cried so hard. Having had surgery days before seeing it, I thought I would rip my stitches. Benigni is a genius. The film is magnificent. To compare him to Chaplin or Keaton is to compare Van Goch to Cezanne... Incomparable. My only hope is that Hollywood doesn't spoil Mr. Benigni, and that he can keep true to his art.