one of my absolute favorites!

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Good news: Roberto Benigni is one of the most gifted comics in the world today. Not so good news: His results on screen have been wildly uneven. Watching "Life is Beautiful" and then "Pinochio" back to back should give one proof of this claim.Fortunately, "The Tiger and the Snow" is one of his better efforts and perfectly demonstrates what places Benigni above most all of his contemporaries. He is not just a buffoon; he has a heart."Life is Beautiful" was criticized by many as being unrealistic and I'm certain "The Tiger and the Snow" is receiving similar complaints. These critics miss the point. The situations Benigni puts himself into may be absurd, but the emotions are not. "Life" was about a father's love for his son and how he would do absolutely anything to protect that son. "Tiger" is about one man's love for one woman.This is a selfless love which expects nothing in return. Whether she reciprocates or not is irrelevant. He loves her and will do absolutely anything for her, even follow her into a hell on Earth.After watching "The Tiger and the Snow" I immediately logged onto the IMDb website to see what other Benigni movies I have missed somewhere along the way. I have come to the conclusion that any Benigni movie, even his less successful ones, are well worth seeing.

What a splendid magnum opus! Am I seeing the reconciliation of the western and of the Muslim world on the horizon? Should I believe in this very beautiful possibility, although there are so many people who cause wars on the earth? I thought yes watching this movie. I believed in the superiority of love and wisdom to primitivity, the so-called "power" and evil. Because of the dialog between De Giovanni and Al-Guimeilli, and their understanding of each other in a very deep level without having to use any words.. Poets.. Hikhmah.. Wisdom.. And of course Love.. Il giro.. il cielo.. zucchini.. Al Guimeilli's pretending to be blind, not to hurt his wife. Nobility. Poetry. Merciful God. Bi't tawfik Roberto Benigni!

Roberto Benigni is such a likable guy. He's also one of the most talkative, if you've seen any of his films. Man, this guy rattles off sentences so fast it almost gives me a headache. It's doubly tough when you have to read a lot of subtitles in a hurry to keep up with him! It's also not easy when you're not quite sure what's going on, at least in the first third of the movie as scenes switch with a number of flashbacks. By the 25-minute mark of this movie, I was worn out to sort everything out and follow Benigni's rapid-fire speech. He also has a strange way - at least to us Americans - of expressing himself and his humor. He's definitely different. No sense going into the rest of the story as other reviewers have capably done that. Overall, it was a nice story and it had some very touching moments. You have to root for Benigni's good-hearted character, "Attilio, "who certainly deserved a better wife than he got. His kids were super, nice girls. Also fun to watch and hear was Tom Waits, who plays the piano and sings throughout the film on-screen. One more thing: there was no preaching about the war in Iraq. The filmmakers were smart enough to let the viewer think for themselves.

this is indeed a brilliant movie. Benigni's acting is superb, the script is wonderful. there aren't any protagonists in the movie and everybody plays the good guy. this must have been the best movie i've seen. the script(once again) is really superb that it amuses me throughout the show. and if you do not understand some parts, watch it again, you'll eventually understand everything, just that the particular moment was a little too brief for you. the wedding song you'll never hold back spring is fantastic i think i'll sing that for my wedding. but it sounds like an old man dying who's singing to his grave. oh well, Vittoria's acting could have been improved. i cant seem to connect with her as a supporting cast in this show.this movie is indeed a must watch for matured thinking audiences. i cant find the right words to describe the movie, but, you should have a go.