Review of Bernie (2012) by Jason L — 18 Jul 2013

This movie is well-made, but not as funny or great as I have been expecting looking at the reviews from the critics. A good movie should have a story that really needs to be told. This story, however, did not need to be told.

Just because a story really happened, doesn't mean it makes great movie material. It's about a community guy doing good and is well-liked, sacrificing his personal life for the community. In that sense, the movie is quite original.

But the whole nice versus evil storyline was a bit of a caricature, an overly simplified black versus white approach. To tell you the truth, the acting and the whole atmosphere of the movie was very well done, I just did not enjoy myself: the story kind of dragged on, got a bit boring, felt a bit predictable.

Yes, three stars, but not more.