Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997) by Lorena G — 12 Jun 2012

I watched it 14 times and cried 15... Loved it!

This review of Life Is Beautiful (1997) was written by Lorena G on 12 Jun 2012.

Life Is Beautiful has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Life Is Beautiful

Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997)

By User12 (7) on 15 Dec 2017

A good film, well-written characters that feel human, decent narrative, and a surprising, completely unexpected ending. The acting is also quite good…

Read Review

Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997)

By Ben R (1,048) on 29 Jan 2018

A masterpiece. Laugh in the face of evil. Only Begnini could've done it in such a way…

Read Review

Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997)

By Ameliatheriault (1) on 11 Feb 2019

In the movie, Life is Beautiful a guy named Guido found this woman named Dora, and he instantly falls in love with her…

Read Review

Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997)

By Vernon E (2) on 03 Sep 2018

A heartwarming mixture of sorrow and hope…

Read Review

Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997)

By Bobbyneedsesq (3) on 15 Jan 2020

Real life is far from beautiful but this film is a masterpiece - For this alone Roberto Bennini is a genius, a God & a legend…

Read Review

Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997)

By Boomer1818 (1) on 10 Mar 2021

A lot of reviews here seem to miss the point. There’s no trivialization of the Holocaust…

Read Review

Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997)

By Chrisito (1) on 08 Feb 2019

I personally think Life is Beautiful is a good movie. It’s great if you want to laugh and have a good time…

Read Review

Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

This is a film of two halfs, you could say - I loved the first half, the silly, slapstick, visual style comedy and the nice Italian landscapes/setting…

Read Review

Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997)

By Glazedoughnut (1) on 08 Feb 2019

The first half of Life is Beautiful is a romantic comedy, it presents itself as somewhat of a live-action cartoon…

Read Review

Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997)

By Tatsuhito K (750) on 30 Oct 2017

One thing I was most impressed by Roberto Benigni's Life is Beautiful is how he balances the tonal shift…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Wayne's World 2 (1993)

By Francisco M (330) on 27 Dec 2011

Sequel gone wrong. had potential. wasted all of it…

Read Review

Review of Reservation Road (2007)

By Paulw. (21) on 01 Apr 2008

2 hours of the most ridiculous melodrama with no end in sight which becomes progressingly worse after half way…

Read Review

Review of Waltz with Bashir (2008)

By Simonm (25) on 25 Jun 2009

Propaganda effort that attempts to excuse Israeli involvement in Lebanon…

Read Review

Review of The Lion King (1994)

By Sander (1) on 30 Apr 2008

Fuck Disney. They RIPPED-OFF Kimba the white lion, without even giving any credit to Ozamu Tesuka, the creator…

Read Review

Review of Mercury Rising (1998)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 May 1998

The actors' serious faces are out of place in this hopelessly silly action conspiracy…

Read Review

Review of Top Secret! (1984)

By Jay S (659) on 16 Sep 2015

Man, this spoof spy film had some awesome set ups and some incredible gags, and a lot of unique stuff that was so absolutely hilarious that…

Read Review

Review of The Thin Red Line (1998)

By Hubcam (1) on 14 Jan 2011

Was like suffering through a 2 hour Calvin Klein commercial, Apocalypse Now style. My God what a heady bunch of crap…

Read Review

Review of Il Divo (2008)

By Huw J (5) on 15 Jan 2016

Disappointing. Was hoping for a tense Borgen-esque political drama. Instead it's style over substance…

Read Review

Review of My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

By Penpee (2) on 26 Dec 2022

In the beginning of her career Julia wasn’t known to have any range, but this movie is her absolute worst…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews