Not as fabulous as so many reviewers brought me to expect. I loved Malena and thought that Cinema Paradiso would be a good follow up choice as I had not seen it yet. I found it difficult to really get behind the characters. Though cute, the young lead did not endear himself to me. The cinematography was breathtaking, but the story fell short for me and it was slow. I didn't make it to the end. Maybe it was my mood.