This film is so humorous and has such a life-affirming spirit, conveyed via such a majestic, playful and at times a very bombastic style that is is very hard not to enjoy it (despite the commentary on the Bosnian War, which I assume goes right over the head of most, including me). Some times, in life we blind our eyes to conflict, until the conflict finds us. It is then that we have to delve inside to find our inner magic to create an understanding of the inherent chaos of life. Stunning ending!

Immense - an epic tragicomedy taking in political, social, romantic, comedic, and whatever other "al" or "ic" suffixed words you can think of. It's packed with detail and yet as usual for Kusturica it's so fun and well-paced that there isn't an oodle of pretension to it. Fucking incredible.

Unfortunately for me, I know very little about the Bosnian War, so most of the political commentary flew over my head. Nevertheless, 'Life is a Miracle' still works perfectly, thanks to Kusturica's majestic storytelling abilities. A wonderful cast of characters, the great music by the No Smoking Orchestra, Kusturica's unique understanding of the human condition and his ability to pass it forward to the viewer. Not as good as other Kusturica film, unfortunately, but still great.

Many elements here are not of the level that I've come to expect of Emir Kusturica. Most notably - the lead role, humor, script (specifically in the middle section, when the younger woman appears) all come up short and in no way coalesces in the usual magnificence I've witnessed of his 80s/90s work. The ending is well done, but I just can't think too highly of this.

Another tragicomic masterpiece from Emir Kusturica. It's not his best movie, but it is head and shoulders above most of the other cinema of its decade.

If you want to see a Kusturica drama, watch "Underground". If you want to see a Kusturica comedy, watch "Black Cat, White Cat". "Cudo" is just a stupid attempt to mix both. Kusturica plagiarizing Kusturica. It's not bad, but really, this director is capable of much better things.

It's another excellent work by Kusturica; why am I not surprised? Because he's the coolest director ever, that's why. Life Is a Miracle isn't quite his best film, though. Neither the characters, the humor nor the story can entirely live up to his impressive back catalog, although they constantly come close. The end, which might be his best yet, has probably the best use of the cinematic device of the donkey since Au Hasard Balthazar.

Kusturica, Serb as I am, had better movies than this. Cannes didn't awarded this movie, except for directing I think but don't trust me. Great acting and scenography, and directing... :) well what to say bout Kusturica.

There are only two things stopping me from giving this a higher score: Time of the Gypsies and Underground.

Another remarkable film from Emir Kusturica, bursting with the great joy of life and the tragedy of war. The entire cast is superb, the music is wonderful, and Kusturica's trademark pandemonium is as enchanting as ever. At times the comedy tried too hard, and I thought the main character could have been a little more interesting, but I still loved it a lot.