Review of La Dolce Vita (1960) by Bobby B — 07 Aug 2009
La Dolce Vita is a dazzling, strange epic from Fellini. It's a plotless film that unfolds at a completely random, episodic manner, which sometimes makes for a frustrating viewing over 3 hours, but still is completely worth it.
My favorite mini-story in La Dolce Vita is a hilarious, truly beautiful segment about Marcello's night wandering Rome with a gorgeous, slightly emptyheaded American actress. I loved that entire scene, but La Dolce Vita is chock-full of other bizarre, memorable moments.
Anyways, I do feel that this one deserves a higher rating - but in terms of enjoyment I probably can't give this a rating above an 8. I was endlessly fascinated and intrigued by it, but it's a very depressing film that often feels pointlessly drawn out, and the 3-hour runtime is a bit on the exhausting side - because of this, La Dolce Vita is not the kind of movie I'll want to return to anytime soon.
Still, I wouldn't argue with its 'masterpiece' status, and in many ways I agree with its reputation. It's a big, bold, beautiful work of art, and still completely unique in the history of movies.
Another very cool Fellini film.
This review of La Dolce Vita (1960) was written by Bobby B on 07 Aug 2009.
La Dolce Vita has generally received very positive reviews.
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