Review of Bernie (2012) by David U — 12 Dec 2012
Jack Black is a hard sell for me, but his performance in BERNIE is uncharacteristically grounded and unexpectedly genuine. Despite the filmâ(TM)s borderline exaggerated style, it never veers off into camp or parody.
However, with such an obvious point of view on the titular character, the script makes little effort to objectively tell his story which could have made the film more interesting. Shirley MacLaine effectively creates an antagonist which is intolerable while displaying glimpses of the desperate humanity that makes her so.
BERNIE is a better film than I expected.
This review of Bernie (2012) was written by David U on 12 Dec 2012.
Bernie has generally received positive reviews.
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