Meet Joe Black Reviews
The film is an extremely great example of how minute details in acting paired with the raw nature of the romance exhibited in the film can give a deep emotional connection to the viewer that is almost unexplainable.
Its themes resonate with me many years later from my first viewing: what makes a good marriage between a man and a woman, according to Joe in the coffee shop. Coming to terms with the end of one’s life, as had Bill Parrish. Asking how many good pictures will you carry with you, as put by the Jamaican woman. I think all the actors carried it off splendidly, even Brad Pitt. It was good ensemble acting with a well written script. Huzzahs to them all!
Really enjoyed this! A fun premise, great acting especially from Claire Forlani, and thematically a lot of interesting ideas at play.
A serial killer inserts himself into a billionaire family conning a senile businessman into believing he is death influencing him to stop a profitable enterprise and breaking up a proposed marriage, climaxes by killing the billionaire
Such a sad yet beautiful movie. Death has never known anything but death, so getting to experience life and love. I was crying for half the movie. It may be hard to understand but if you do, you might feel the same way. Amazing film.
A beautiful romance story intertwined with the knowledge of our own fate and questioning what we value most in this world.
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How futile life is!! This film may b not everyone's cup of tea.. Bt really connects your soul with ultimate future of every human being..
This movie is the first ever movie to hit me this deep. This is all I could ever ask for in a movie, I knew it would have a bitter-sweet ending but I could have never thought I would be bawling my eyes off for hours. It gave me the realization that even death couldn't escape love.. ( plus points for the really hot actors)
Im always drawn to this movie . Seen it half dozen times . Love the pace . Feels like I'm right in the room with the cast . Great acting . Love the script . Great close ups . Love Quince and can't wait to see Drew get his .
It's a bit of an odd premise however that's exactly why I like it. Nowadays it is very hard to find a film with an original idea. I must admit the ending was a bit too on the nose. I think it would have been much better if it ended when the dad and Joe were walking away. It would have left the audience in suspense and craving for answers which they would come up with on their own.
Honestly one of my favorite movies, how death falls in love with not only a person but with life itself
Way too shmaltzy. Brad Pitt is far too monotone. I get the point, and there is an impact when he loses his temper in an almost child-like response to being reprimanded by Anthony Hopkins, but still. Claire Forlani far too often looks like she is going to cry. Jake Weber goes from being Claire Forlani's boyfriend to destroying Anthony Hopkins' business? Really? He's that bad of a guy? Anthony Hopkins is amazing to watch as always ("Asgard is not a place, it's a people"), the best part of the movie is every scene he is in ("Are you the God of Hammers?"), but he loses his temper a bit too much, and then when he plays long to zing Jake Weber, it just feels silly. Specifically, the IRS farse carried out by Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt to zing Jake Weber, while potentially funny, seems entirely misplaced being that Anthony Hopkins is moments away from certain death, and he knows it ("I'm on a different path now... I love you my sons."). Also, the entire board was on the phone listening in? How did they manage that when Jake Weber happened to be arriving at a random time? The rasta talk by Brad Pitt felt off-putting, even if not intentional. At one point, I liked this movie but, I don't know if it has aged well.
It is one of my favorite movies. I can watch it over and over again. I just love it
This is one of those movies that is a must see. The cast is amazing, the score phonominal and is an emotional rollarcoaster and tear jurker. I get that some people find it slow and long, and whilst it doesn't have a run away plot and high action, the pure symplicity of the movie and the delicate way it deals with the last day's of life are heartfelt.
It’s a little weird plot, death finds love??? But can’t have it? It was good but weird
One of the best movies I watched, I didn’t feel the 3 hours go by. I wish I never watched it just so I can feel that intense emotion when I first watched it
Claire Forlani has eyes that can tell the narrative without words, I've not seen her in much else but to me she nails it in this film. I rarely see films more than once or twice but this one I've seen a dozen times. Death and taxes is one of my favourite scenes of any movie.
My review would be a lot higher if the movie wasn’t 3 hours long. The acting was amazing but it was just painfully and unnecessarily slow at times. Had to take a few breaks so I didn’t fall asleep.