Good, though highly overrated.

Rating: Null/10 (20 February 1999)

I just got back from watching Life is Beautiful, which opened here last Thursday. The look at the Holocaust horror was respectful, and the first half was very funny, though I had to take some time to get to like Benigni, because the memory I had of him was of the terrible and unfunny Son of the Pink Panther, but once I got used to him I discovered his abilities as a comedian.
The film is OK, it's a little film, both funny and touching. I thought the ending was not good, and Benigni is not much of a director. A good little film, but what's the fuss all about? Score: 7.