Pinocchio

Name: Pinocchio
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Released: December 25, 2002
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 11
Cast: Carlo Giuffrè, Nicoletta Braschi, Roberto Benigni

2002

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Miramax Films | Release Date: December 25, 2002 | G

Starring: Carlo Giuffrè, Nicoletta Braschi, Roberto Benigni

Summary: Roberto Benigni brings one of the world's most famous and beloved tales magically to the screen. (Miramax)

Director: Roberto Benigni

Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Family

Rating: G

Runtime: 108 min

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TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

There's no getting past the shockingly poorly dubbed voice work of the English speaking cast; Meyer's voice is particularly shrill and grating. Read full review

David Rooney

The spirit of the late Federico Fellini -- with whom Benigni talked of doing the project together -- surfaces repeatedly. But that spirit fails to enliven a film substantially lacking in personality, energy, magic and humor. Read full review

A.O. Scott

It's an oddity that will be avoided by millions of people, this new Pinocchio. Osama bin Laden could attend a showing in Times Square and be confident of remaining hidden. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Visually sumptuous but intellectually stultifying. Read full review

Keith Phipps

An unintended gift to midnight-movie programmers and students of the bizarre, Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio could have become a "Howard The Duck" -- or "Battlefield Earth"-like synonym for cinematic miscalculation, were its title not already so familiar. Read full review

Mark Peranson

This faithful, humorless, altogether insufferable (and, by all accounts, hastily dubbed) version of Carlo Collodi's 1883 fairytale about the trouble-causing puppet who longs to be human is the director's lifelong dream. Read full review

Marc Savlov

By film's end I was fantasizing that Peter Stormare would drop by with his "Fargo" wood-chipper in tow, but it was not to be. Appalling. Read full review

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Malasawas

Jan 19, 2011

What is this? You gotta be kidding me!

2 of 7 users found this helpful25

Maikel_AL

May 20, 2023

bueno se deduce que esta hecha con un presupuesto paupérrimo pero bueno solo quiero colaborar con mi humilde 10

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

mangiafuoco1

Nov 5, 2018

This movie contains my favorite movie scene of all times. When the Blue fairy (Nicoletta Braschi) says : "E vero, Medoro, il tempo non esiste". If I have to pick ONE movie from all movie history, I will pick this one. A great take on the Collodi original. From that point of view the DisneyThis movie contains my favorite movie scene of all times. When the Blue fairy (Nicoletta Braschi) says : "E vero, Medoro, il tempo non esiste". If I have to pick ONE movie from all movie history, I will pick this one. A great take on the Collodi original. From that point of view the Disney cartoon sucked. It was even anti-Italian. The only negative thing about Benigni's Pinocchio was the English dubbed version. Atrocious. The Italian original was simply glorious.… Expand

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

MauricioB.

Dec 5, 2007

Too stupid, large and silly.

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Timacek

Sep 12, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a MASSIVE SPOILER, but they did not have the money to hire a child actor to look like Pinocchio or they rushed production, but Pinocchio does not, I repeat... does not turn into a real boy!

This is a crime, this is a fable, and fables cannot be altered un such way that they are destroyed, Disney had one job, and it was to grant Pinocchio's wish to become a real boy. Instead of a half-assed explanation of "he was always real."… Expand

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DieR.

Sep 4, 2005

Roberto Benigni must be stopped.

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Iky009

Jan 3, 2014

Horrível até demais, acho que as crianças bobinhas adoraram essa peça rídicula mal feita e sem a mínima noção de carácter simplesmente um estrago para as telas.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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