Critic Reviews

Another phantasmagorical tale of life among the Nazis, is upon us. This one works much better.

Every bit as reverent as "Schindler's List," and no less successful.

It's entertainment that never lets us off the hook.

More imaginative and responsible than the somewhat similar "Life Is Beautiful."

A fairy tale comedy with the Holocaust as the background, a collision of terror and community, death and beauty.

Far superior to either "Life Is Beautiful" or "Jakob the Liar."

A tragicomic Holocaust fable that's by turns silly, triumphant and achingly sad.

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

What saves Train of Life from sinking into sudsy Holocaust kitsch is its sustained comic buoyancy.

Less-than-scintillating spin on "Life Is Beautiful."