Cinema Paradiso
Miramax Films | Release Date: March 1, 1990 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
18
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Originally a two-part film running about three hours, this treacle has been reduced by almost a third, though it still seems to run on forever -- a bit like life but much less interesting. Read full review
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TV Guide MagazineStaff (not credited)
They don't make movies like they used to, and this Oscar-winning Italian-French co-production spends the better part of three hours proving it. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneDave Kehr
A few moments of sly inspiration are not enough to carry an entire feature; along with the tears, it leaves behind an aftertaste of phoniness. [16 March 1990, Friday, p.H]
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