Review of Life Itself (2014) by Phil M — 15 Mar 2015

Fantastic biography of an amazing man and his life.

This review of Life Itself (2014) was written by Phil M on 15 Mar 2015.

Life Itself has generally received very positive reviews.

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While Life Itself falls more into the category of posthumous celebration than in-depth documentary, it does an excellent job of painting a…

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A celebration of the life of the most important film critic of the past 50 years, a man of the people as well as a film connoisseur…

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By Ratedrex (77) on 07 Jan 2016

Roger Ebert was the first columnist I read as a kid. I read him from 1967 until his death…

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By Mike M (2,387) on 08 Jul 2016

It was good at first and then just got dull, boring and drawn out…

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By Don H (118) on 28 Jul 2018

When I first heard about the death of the great Roger Ebert, I, just like many others, was deeply saddened…

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By Alex Heeney (135) for Seventh Row (175) on 13 Aug 2017

Life Itself is the kind of film that reminds you why you love the movies…

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By John R (2,501) on 08 Jan 2017

This is a well executed documentary about the most popular movie critic of the past few decades with little melodrama while celebrating his…

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By Kelly P (513) on 16 Oct 2016

Fantastic! Sad. Two Thumbs Way Way Up! It was great to see Ebert's license plate was Movies I laughed, I cried; it was better than CATS…

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