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(1 - 25) of 25 OFCS Rating: 86% Fresh Page   1   "Benigni does with the Nazi setting what Chaplin didn't dare in The Great Dictator--he lets the liberating nonsense triumph."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale 10/10 "It embraces the bravery of its victims, and educates its audience through truly accessible characters."   Film Freak Central   Bill Chambers 4/5 "I have an incredible difficulty having my words do justice to this film."   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null 89/100 "Regardless, the film's second half is a tender and tragic treatise on the transcendence of a parent's love, and the power of man-made magic to reconstruct the world."   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine C "Benigni's unique film contributes in a small way to our understanding the affects of the Holocaust."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "[Benigni] somehow succeeds at such a genre-bending convention (or unconvention, if you think about it), finding just the right balance between humor and drama so that the film in no way is condescending to the subject matter."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Dustin Putman "Shows how humor is a rich spiritual resource that enables us to cope with the unexpected and to smile through the unbearable. "   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "Life is Beautiful has come under attack in some circles for mocking the Holocaust. Nothing could be further from the truth."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 8/10 "...silly, to be sure, implausible, sometimes slapstick, often sophomoric; but it is never disrespectful. ...a sweet and moving experience."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 4/4 "Es una enseñanza de los valores primordiales que debe de mantener el ser humano en circunstancias donde la única vía de escape posible es la muerte"   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 5 ""Holocaust comedy" + "life-affirming drama" = molto hilarious dramadic cadffefmng. Perhaps cadffefmng should mean "magical taste of realism.""   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 4/4 "Giving myself to the film, I was rewarded with one of the most moving and crushing films in years."   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 4/4 "A lasting impression is not made by its laughs or sense of reality, but its huge heart."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 5/5 "This is an excellent movie for families to watch together, to discuss not just the historical framework but challenges that parents face when they see their children learn about tragedy and unfairness."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 3/5 "With Life Is Beautiful, the final frontier of schmaltz has been reached."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves 3.5/4 Read review   David Keyes' Cinema 2000   David Keyes 2/4 Read review   David Keyes' Cinema 2000   David Keyes 8/10 Read review   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Dragan Antulov 4/4 Read review   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 4/4 Read review   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 3.5/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 9/10 Read review   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten Read review   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov Read review   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest Read review   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford  (1 - 25) of 25 OFCS Rating: 86% Fresh Page   1