Sheila-12

I have seen worse movies, but I've never seen a movie this bad get away with it so cleanly! The script was hokey and predictable. The plot had embarrassingly large holes. There was no logic, and nothing to make me care about the main characters. I found myself hoping that Dyan Cannon's and Charles Grodin's supporting roles would suddenly grow bigger, because they were the only interesting part of the entire film. Even the score was awful. There is nothing that could make me recommend this movie to anyone. Do yourself a favor and see one of the many other films ("Big", "Dave", "Heart and Souls") that put the same gimmick to much better use.

Anyone who wants to remake "Harvey" better have a very good reason... It's hard to improve on a classic! But the creators of this "Harvey," and the actors in it, are predictably short on vision. The parts are miscast and misinterpreted -- again, how to improve on the original? Some of the choices are baffling -- Mrs. Chumley, a blond bombshell? (And a poor actress to boot?) I thought Nurse Kelly was supposed to be the sexy romantic lead. And who took the edge off Wilson's comic relief? Key parts of the script have been altered, and scenes added and deleted -- Mary Chase's pulitzer material wasn't good enough, apparently. Even Anderson is an embarrassment -- he seems uncomfortable with the project, as well he should be. Do yourself a favor -- boycott the silly remake and see the original!

Prepare yourself for an uplifting, heartbreaking experience! Roberto Benigni is priceless as an Italian Jew who uses humor to protect his young son from the evils of the Holocaust. Yes, the movie is a comedy, and the opening scenes are deceptively light-hearted. But as the story unfolds, the film makes startling use of humor to increase its emotional impact, rather than to shy away from the dark issues it addresses. The depictions of the concentration camps are not graphic -- this isn't "Schindler's List" -- but the film can still be painful to watch at times. The clever script also provides plenty of laughs, and the emotions which the film evokes never seem to be weakened by the presence of subtitles! In a world that produces films like this, you'll leave the theatre agreeing, "Life is Beautiful"!