A MASTERPIECE

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 1999)

Yeah, well, my opinion about this movie is that it is brilliant, an instant classic, superb filmmaking......a masterpiece. There are no words that can express exactly the way I felt when I was watching the movie and that stil remain inside of me. Benigni has come up with one of the greatest tragicomedies of all time. There's no movie I have ever seen that could make you laugh and cry at the same time. Not a false move in the whole picture, nor a poor dialogue. The acting is superb and the direction is great. Don't listen to the criticism about how the holocaust was lightened in this movie. I do not agree with that, but feel exactly the opposite. After watching this movie you "really" get the idea that the war was awful and I don't think anyone could come out of the cinema laughing. We are all moved by this time and a new perspective of life has just been opened. Arguably, the best movie of the year worldwide.