I contest the bad reviews - I love it!
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carol1729 — 14 years ago(October 11, 2011 08:02 PM)
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who loves this movie. I also especially loved Claire Forlani as Susan (I didn't say that before) - she has such intense eyes! and does an excellent job. As do the rest of the cast.
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spawnerdawner2004 — 14 years ago(October 13, 2011 10:01 AM)
Great post! I couldn't agree with you more.
The thing that GOT ME is the dignity and grace, with which Bill (Anthony Hopkins) met and accepted his fate. The walking down the bridge with Joe Black and that INCREDIBLE SCORE just gets me everytime!!!!
People complain of its lengthy running time - to me it goes by in a blink
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carol1729 — 14 years ago(October 13, 2011 08:13 PM)
Anthony Hopkins does play the role so well!
Because the movie does run longer than many, if you watch it on TV, some of the best parts are edited out. I watched it playing on TV recently and much of the conversation and by-play with the coffee-shop Joe (Brad Pitt) was cut out and made the end of the movie rather meaningless. Also usually on TV the love scene between Brad Pitt as death and Susan is usually cut short. Death making love for the first time! Such a shame to have that cut out! -
eliel77 — 14 years ago(January 15, 2012 04:53 PM)
hey guys, Im male, and like all kinds of movies, but action, horror, thrillers being my favorites one. Still I loved this slow but meaningfull movie, I agree with most of you, its a great movie, one of my favorites romances.
Jacarutu!
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betelgeuse-6 — 13 years ago(June 26, 2012 01:21 PM)
Meet Joe Black is also on my list of top ten movies of all time.
It's hard to know what some critics were thinking when they panned the film. Maybe the problem is just that: they were only thinking and not feeling.
If you're interested, here's my review of the film:
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nomadgene — 13 years ago(August 07, 2012 04:56 PM)
It's simple. The critics got it completely wrong. This is a fine piece of art. A wonderfully chosen cast, superb performances by excellent actors at the height of their powers, gorgeous cinematography, a well written script all filled out with a lovely score. A very fine work of art, this film. Watch it again. I'm sure you'll agree.
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jeffer23 — 12 years ago(January 09, 2014 04:57 PM)
I bought this movie a long time ago and tried to watch it. The heart attack scene and library scene kind of lost me. They seemed to be very long and drawn out.
I gave up by the time "death" arrived in the dining room.
I guess I didn't know what I was missing since the fun was just getting started.
I tried to watch the movie again a couple years ago and loved the movie on the second try. It was then that I understood the requirements of the slow pace as "death" is introduced to the viewer at the beginning.
This movie is now one of my favorites. I watch it quite often now.
I do have one minor complaint. The soundtrack is slightly too loud. I had to turn on subtitles in a few places to understand what the characters were saying. The music is excellent but perhaps the balance between voices and music needs adjustment. -
Silverandwhite — 10 years ago(May 19, 2015 07:55 AM)
I love the whole film, and of course especially Brad, there are some scenes where he just shines. The other actors, Hopkins, Forlani, all of them are good, too. It is a film to be watched not just once to be appreciated.