Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

TeenzTen An action-packed slog

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

thedarkknight-99999 The first act has the sweetness of disney movies, except it didn't reach the same level of charm of disney movies due to the overly clumsy dialogue, and the fact that the first act is very long. But I didn't mind that, or rather this isn't my main issue which is the second act and most of the third act are way more serious, because this is when the tone of the movie changed to be dark comedy, and that, of course, made the movie inconsistent in tone. Nevertheless, the movie became way more powerful as a dark comedy, and allows Benigni's clever and deft direction, and Oscar-winning performance, to shine even more. This is when the movie tug at my heartstrings, and became very devastating till its end that is as sweet as a disney movie as it is wrenching as a usual holocaust movie. Even the dialogue became more smart and touching. And let's not forget the beautiful cinematography, and Nicola Piovani Oscar-winning score.(8.5/10)

rob-lentini A beautiful movie, absolute masterpiece. A must watch movie.

amandefaure For me, this movie is the most beautiful that I have never see. The story is so powerful, we can prove many feelings. First, we can see the life of the main character who is peaceful and enjoy. He would have a job and he is determinated to realised his dream. And this adventure to find a job is the begining of his beautiful love story with Dora. And after their wedding, they have a son. But it is also the begining of the World War II and they are taken in a concentration camp. But Guido, the father explains to his son, Giosuè that the camp is just a complicated game. I think that the most touching in this story is the relation between Guido and Giosuè. The father think just at the serenity of his son. He knows that the situation is desperates but he continues to say that it is nothing. He does abstraction of his feeling and his sadness to be sure that his son doesn't be stressed, and that until the end. When German officer take Guido to kill himself, he continues to act like it was in a game. Actors are exceptionals and we can feel all the sadness of this moment!!!

kennasplace I would like to say that I enjoyed the movie, but I did not. I find it difficult to watch a film, whimsical and sweet as this one was, that seems to make a joke of an atrocity. I feel that there is no need to shed light on a horrific event like the Holocaust. Were there moments of joy within the camps? Yes, but what does a film which seems to glorify the experience really add to the conversation? The actors were lovely, and the love story was pleasant, but the film is so far from historically accurate or even possible as there is very little chance that a toddler would have survived in a camp. I understand why many have loved the film and I do see where it encomapsses important themes such as the preserved humanity of the camp inmates. Yet, I am fearful that there are many who see the film as a true representation of concentration camps were, and I see that as a disservice to those who experienced the inhumanity of the camp system.