Life IS beautiful

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 1999)

For some odd reason, I didn't get to see this film until late 1999. Now that I've seen it, I can see why so many critics and moviegoers alike have raved about this movie. It is singularly the most heart-warming movie about an ugly time in International history. It's not a movie for the very young, it's not a movie for those who cannot appreciate the strength that comes with true love, and it's not a movie for those who hails the same philosophy that Hitler spouted. It IS a movie for anyone who wants to see how beautiful life can be, even during the bleakest of times, and it IS a movie for anyone who wants to see a superb film which, in my opinion, should have won the best picture Oscar instead of that other film....what was it called....oh yes, "Shakespeare in Love." (I have some personal problems with THAT film, though I think it was a good film nonetheless)