Pinocchio

Soon after he's whittled into existence, Pinocchio trashes the unsuspecting town, and cavorts about the countryside like a Diff'rent Strokes alum (right down to the jail time). As the now donkey Leonardo lays dying, Pinocchio allows him one last lick of his precious tangerine lollipop; Grace, I swear stifling a laugh, gasps: "The flavor . ... Full Review

Pinocchio 's best invention is at once it's most telling and most frightening.....the story's charm is noticeably lost amid gaudy sets and Benigni's infinite flights of fancy.....The film's stagecrafts are intimate and therefore bolder than the otherwise calculated artifice that defines and overwhelms the film's production design.....oberto Benigni's take on Carlo Collodi's classic fairy tale "Pinocchio" bears an unlikely resemblance to Fellini's more grotesque carnivalesques..... ... Full Review

Film critics trade tales about horrible movies.....Some of Pinocchio might have been tolerable....and unfortunately not ending immediately thereafter, Pinocchio tells the story of the titular loveable wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy..... ... Full Review

Benigni's "Pinocchio" is undoubtedly too slow moving for children and too boring for adults.....Better this log-headed "Pinocchio" had been burned at the stake.....The entire film is a dull and tedious affair, lacking humor, wit, style, or even a decent slapstick gag.....Stick with Disney's classic animation, and you can't go wrong.....Unfortunately, the Fox is but a small part of the larger picture.... ... Full Review

Pinocchio is beautiful to look at, thanks to cinematographer Dante Spinotti and production designer Danilo Donati The sight of the 50-year-old Roberto Benigni cavorting around in a clown costume in the title role of this live-action version of Pinocchio is one of the most obnoxious star turns ever captured on film. ... Full Review