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Tiger and the Snow, The
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MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Starring Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits, Emilia Fox, Gianfranco Varetto, Giuseppe Battiston, and Lucia Poli

A love-struck Italian poet finds himself in Iraq at the outset of the American-led invasion.

GENRE(S):	Comedy \| Drama \| Foreign \| Romance \| War
WRITTEN BY:	Roberto Benigni Vincenzo Cerami
DIRECTED BY:	Roberto Benigni
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: May 8, 2007 Theatrical: December 29, 2006
RUNNING TIME:	115 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA
LANGUAGE(S):	Arabic / English / Italian

Original title "La Tigre e la Neve"

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Variety Deborah Young

Like an Iraq-war mirror image of "Life Is Beautiful," actor-director Roberto Benigni's The Tiger and the Snow re-runs the successful structure and comic persona of the 1998 Oscar-winning film in a trippy fantasia about a poet who follows his love to hell and, in this happier ending, back.

Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir

A winsome, charming and irresistibly romantic picture, and also a profoundly self-involved one that has nothing whatever to do with Iraq or war or much of anything else besides the butterfly-like spirit of Roberto Benigni. But I guess that combination makes it a great holiday selection choice for certain disheveled, liberal family groups. Mine, for instance.

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Benigni clearly intends to make some impassioned statements about the futility of war, the power of romance, the enduring strength of optimism. However, the once-appealing innocence of his exuberant persona has become curdled over time.

The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

Perhaps a greater passage of time was needed to provide a more effective historical perspective, but "Tiger" has a bigger problem with a dramatic structure that sags conspicuously in the middle, never to completely correct itself.

TV Guide Ken Fox

Benigni's artfully composed images are as empty as his political convictions.

Village Voice Ed Halter

The results are neither profound nor funny, but merely uncomfortable. A hubristic failure at risky humor, The Tiger and the Snow provides Benigni his own Michael Richards moment.

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

It doesn't seem possible that a film with both the formidable Reno and Waits could be all bad, but The Tiger and the Snow is precisely so.

The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

A scorching affront to Italians, Iraqis and the intelligence of movie audiences everywhere.

New York Post V.A. Musetto

The longer the movie goes on, the more annoying Benigni's infantile behavior becomes.

San Francisco Chronicle G. Allen Johnson

Remember that manic, rambling Oscar acceptance speech, when Benigni leapt around the auditorium? That might have been charming for two or three minutes, but imagine two hours of it.

The average user rating for this movie is 7.3 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Hitchhiker gave it a0:
There's gotta be a ban against fossilized once-tolerable sentimentalist Italian directors! Considering the reality of what's going on in the world today, especially in Iraq, I found the movie not only devoid of any cinematic creativity, artistic integrity or simple charm, but also downright offensive, outdated and moronic_ emotionally and intellectually!

Chelsea R. gave it a9:
What a very sweet romantic movie. Roberto Benigni is a lovable goofball, he is very cute. The comedy is not laugh out loud, it is lighthearted and enjoyable. How can anyone consider Benigni annoying, he might be a little but in a cute kind of way that makes me giddy all over!

Cynthia W. gave it a10:
Beautiful. Powerful. Full of truth. You can never hold back spring...and you can certainly never convince me that either spring or this movie are not charming, warm and utterly enjoyable:).

Enzo R. gave it a10:
Wow! What great movie! Such a beautiful storyline and Roberto Benigni is a great comedian.

Carlos P. gave it a5:
Nothing special, somewhat entertaining. If you're a fan of RB then go watch it, if not save your money and wait for when it comes to TV.

John R. gave it a7:
Not Benigni's best but certainly a entertaining film, thats offers good lgiht-hearted comedic moments with a nice love story.

Tiger and the Snow, The Strand Releasing

Tiger and the Snow, The
Strand Releasing