A horrible letdown!

Rating: 7/10 (25 September 2003)

I'm sorry, but I think this movie is extremely overrated. I did not find it the least bit beautiful or emotional. I give them credit for trying to make a realistic depiction of the Holocaust, but I was completely unaffected. I loved Schindler's List, which is in my opinion an enormously superior film. I have always been horrified by visions and stories of the Holocaust, but this movie doesn't even come close to sticking with me. It has to be one of the most overrated movies I have ever seen in my life. I also think that it is a Shakespearean tragedy that Roberto Benigni won an Oscar for this performance. A truly horrible letdown!! I give it a 2 out of 10.