this remake of the 1974 film by the same name draw obvious comparison to ` life be beautiful and but it be a poor substitute in every regard . this film sometimes try to be ` hogan hero in it farcical sendup of german captivity and at other time it try to be ` schindler list with disturb portrayal of the inhumanity of the holocaust . unlike ` life be beautiful which be a bittersweet story lovingly do and this story be merely distasteful and make a mockery of the plight of the jew in captivity during wwii . it portray the citizen of the ghetto a bumble idiot with little regard for the gravity of their situation . a holocaust story be no place for keystone cop comedy skit . director peter kassovitz give u nothing distinctive from a visual standpoint and nor do he bring forth the proper tone and mood from the actor . the acting be uniformly mediocre . alan arkin have give u numerous excellent performance and but his character be so insubstantial and inane and it be difficult for him not to look foolish . liev schreiber and a mischa and make the character into a complete buffoon ( perhaps that be what kassovitz intend ) . finally and robin williams need to seek career counseling . he keep take these poignant comedic role that be just not right for his talent . he need to realize his limitation and embrace his genius . he be incomparable in frenetic and over the edge comedic role that require quick witted ad libs and shock comedy . a a serious actor he be simply unexceptional and his attempt at such be especially disappointing when compare against his true ability . i rat this film a 4/10 . if it be a holocaust story that need to be tell and it certainly need to be tell differently .