Rita Kempley: Cinema Paradiso - Full length review of the warm remembrance of a childhood at the movies. Desson Howe: Cinema Paradiso - Review suggests that this may be the quintessential Italian movie. Hollywood Bitchslap: Cinema Paradiso - Review. Rating by site users. Warning: gratuitous vulgar language on site. FireBlade Coffeehouse: Cinema Paradiso - Review of the DVD release. "One of the best Italian films of the last two decades." Rated for the movie itself, transfer quality, and features. MovieMartyr.com: Cinema Paradiso - Review pans this manipulative Italian tearjerker. Jonathan Rosenbaum: Cinema Paradiso - Capsule review calls this nostalgic film overly long, "a bit like life but much less interesting." J.R. Jones: Cinema Paradiso: The New Version - "Cinema Paradiso" has a subplot about the village priest censoring movies. Ironically, it was a bowdlerized version of this film which won awards. Review says that the restored version enhances the film. Deseret News: Cinema Paradiso - Review of the film by Chris Hicks. "...an enchanting fantasy that should happily spirit away even the toughest cynics." Cinema Paradiso distinguished by Superb Acting - Positive review of the film, honored at Cannes. AllReaders.com: Cinema Paradiso - Three very brief reviews. Chicago Sun-Times: Cinema Paradiso - Full-length review by Roger Ebert. Rates the film 3.5/4. Film Monthly: Cinema Paradiso (1988) - Very positive review. Includes three color stills. The Onion A.V. Club: Cinema Paradiso - Review by Nathan Rabin. "...seems intent on charming viewers into submission, but after a while all the wonder, awe, and movie magic become deadening." TV Guide: Cinema Paradiso - Negative review. Cast and crew. Rated 2.5/5.