Cinema is beautiful!

Rating: 9/10 (25 January 1999)

Roberto Benigni has done it. The man has restored my faith in movies. 1998 was one of the worst years for movies in a long, long time (with a few notable exceptions)... and along comes "Life is Beautiful". I have not seen a filmmaker with Benigni's talent and genius since Charles Chaplin.... in fact, one is often reminded of Chaplin throughout the film.
Benigni works with all of the elements here and blends them together in a perfect mixture of drama and comedy. He makes you laugh and he makes you cry. Here's to you Mr. Benigni... for making Cinema beautiful again!