Life is Loud and Unfunny

Rating: 5/10 (8 January 1999)

I feel like I saw a different movie than most critics and most of the people who have commented on the IMDB. I thought the first half was annoying and boring, with some of the most unfunny slapstick I've ever seen (and I'm a great fan of good slapstick). There were a few good moments in the prison camp scenes, but they weren't worth sitting through the rest of the film. In one scene, when a man put a hat on that had eggs in it, and the eggs broke on his head, a young couple in front of me went into convulsive spasms of laughter. If that's your idea of a big yuk, see this movie.
When it wasn't attempting to be funny, the movie was cloying and manipulative. If you want to see Roberto Benigni actually being funny, rent "Down by Law."