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Created Dec 19, 2009 12:07AM PST • Edited Dec 19, 2009 12:07AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Pretty Awful 0.5

   Whew!! Where do I begin?!?! Well, for starters, it truly is sad to see such a talent like Roberto Begnini involved in such garbage like this. Even though this whole film is his own fault. Despite some good scenery and the fact that its the closest to the book of all the adaptations, the film suffers from two major things:

   1. The poor choice to dub this Italian produced feature with American voice actors for American audiences.

   2. Begnini’s forced, manic, and self-humilating portrayal of the wooden puppet.

   This was Begnini’s follow up to his Academy Award winning film Life is Beautiful and this quickly tarnished his reputation. If there’s an Italian version out there, it may help with the humor. However, save your time and just watch the Disney version.

4. Acting

   Pretty Awful 0.5

   The acting is terrible considering the dubbing. Begnini is just far too old for the role. Grown men just shouldn’t play little boys.

5. Male Stars Pretty Awful 0.5

6. Female Stars Pretty Awful 0.5

7. Female Costars Pretty Awful 0.5

8. Male Costars Pretty Awful 0.5

10. Film

    Pretty Bad 1.5

    Some good visuals and cinematography, but not enought to save the film.

11. Direction Pretty Awful 0.5

12. Play Bad 1.0

13. Music Good 3.0

14. Visuals Great 4.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Tame 1.0

17. Sex Innocent 1.0

18. Violence Gentle 1.0

19. Rudeness Polite 1.0

21. Reality

    Fantasy 5.0

22. Circumstantial Fantasy 5.0

23. Biological Fantasy 5.0

24. Physical Fantasy 5.0