Just because a movie is "foreign", does not make it good.

Rating: Null/10 (25 November 1999)

Encino Man was a big Box Office success in North Korea. How was the movie in reality? I guess this just says everyone has a different perception of things...The Pauly Shore mess had the same influence it did on North Koreans that "Life is Beautiful" did on Americans...Who was it that invented the term "Schemas"?
This movie was at best fast paced, only mildly amusing and just a little bit interesting. At worst, it was devoid of any laughs, depressing, bleak, grating and somewhat ridiculous. Roberto Benigni stays true to his usual screen personas, Woody Allenish neurosis and "5 words a second" dialogue. (If you want his real great movies, pick "Il Monstro" or any of the Jarmusch flicks) The romance was mundance and predictable, and all too abrubt. (For example, he crashes a wedding, and fifteen seconds latter he is married to the bride and has a two year old kid.)
The atrocities that occured during WWII were horrible, and making a joke (and profit) out of such an event is probably the most sick and twisted thing to ever appear on celluloid. Perhaps it shouldn't be taken too seriously, but do consider the next generations of relatives who had family brutally murdered and exploited during the Communists/Nazi regimes.