Review of Life Itself (2014) by Alwayswatching — 18 Jul 2014
Life Itself is a documentary about the life the legendary film critic, Roger Ebert. The movie is based on his autobiography, which is also titled "Life itself". The movie is full of intriguing and personal moments in the life of Ebert and events that led to his death.
Growing up outside USA, I never watched Ebert's TV shows ("Sneak Previews" and "At the Movies") and I never read his critics (on Chicago Sun-Times). This movie shed some light on Ebert's life and showed me why he was such an influential figure. But at the same time, I could not care about Ebert more than any other successful professional person I know. The movie shows what an exceptional critic Ebert was, and at the same time, shows he was not very different from any other ordinary man.
If you like cinema and history of it or if you like movies about movies, Life Itself is the right movie for you.
This review of Life Itself (2014) was written by Alwayswatching on 18 Jul 2014.
Life Itself has generally received very positive reviews.
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