Critic Reviews
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Boston Globe
Jim Sullivan
Another phantasmagorical tale of life among the Nazis, is upon us. This one works much better.
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| 80 |
Film.com
Every bit as reverent as "Schindler's List," and no less successful.
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| 80 |
Village Voice
It's entertainment that never lets us off the hook.
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| 75 |
Chicago Tribune
A fairy tale comedy with the Holocaust as the background, a collision of terror and community, death and beauty.
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| 75 |
Christian Science Monitor
More imaginative and responsible than the somewhat similar "Life Is Beautiful."
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| 70 |
Dallas Observer
Far superior to either "Life Is Beautiful" or "Jakob the Liar."
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| 70 |
TV Guide
A tragicomic Holocaust fable that's by turns silly, triumphant and achingly sad.
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| 70 |
LA Weekly
Gaily seduces you into its fantasy life, then whacks you over the head with a finale that, intentionally or not, functions as a rebuke to the mad optimism of Benigni's pandering film
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| 60 |
The New York Times
What saves Train of Life from sinking into sudsy Holocaust kitsch is its sustained comic buoyancy.
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| 60 |
Washington Post
Less-than-scintillating spin on "Life Is Beautiful."
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| 50 |
Austin Chronicle
Much of the film is frankly ludicrous, but that does little to dispel its overall power and passion.
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| 50 |
San Francisco Chronicle
A merry, wistful, tear-and-a-smile romp about the Holocaust, of all things.
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| 50 |
Los Angeles Times
Too much of the film is not inspired enough in its humor to overcome the queasy feeling that comes from watching a comedy-adventure involving Jews during the Holocaust.
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| 38 |
New York Post
A misguided exercise - a crude merger of "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Schindler's List" that somehow reminds you of "Hogan's Heroes."
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| 29 |
Mr. Showbiz
Even if the antic futility of attempting to get an entire shtetl to pull together in the face of genocide is your idea of a day at the races, don't laugh too hard -- the out-of-nowhere ending will make you choke on every chuckle.
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