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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 May 2012

Jack Black gives his best performance to date as the selfless assistant mortician with a taste for the finer things in life, but it is the…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 10 May 2012

On its own terms, Bernie is smoothly made and reasonably entertaining, Linklater doing his Austin-based best not to condescend to the locals…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 10 May 2012

it's good to know that Richard Linklater had some Hitchcock in him…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 09 May 2012

A fascinating true story, terrific acting by Black and MacLaine and solid direction make Bernie a must see, especially if you like Jack Black…

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By Brent Simon (1,142) for Shockya.com (657) on 04 May 2012

Another treat from American original Richard Linklater -- a fantastically absorbing and comedically inflected docu-drama, kind of a slightly…

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By Chris Vognar (609) for Dallas Morning News (1,592) on 02 May 2012

Watching Bernie is a little like sitting on a shady front porch and gossiping with the town tattlers…

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By Tim Basham (27) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 02 May 2012

A murder story, in a surprisingly simple but cleverly subtle package…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 May 2012

I had to forget what I knew about Black…

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By Marcdoyle (398) on 29 Apr 2012

If you're in the right mood, you'll laugh your ass off in this movie. I was in the right mood…

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By Jimmyo (378) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 27 Apr 2012

one of writer/director Richard Linklater's most entertaining features and it also stars Jack Black in his best performance to date…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for NPR (1,713) on 26 Apr 2012

The wonder of Black's performance here is its empathy and balance: inasmuch as he can disappear into any role, he dissolves into this one with…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 26 Apr 2012

Jack Black adds new depths to his slippery comic persona in Bernie, a movie that may not ultimately add up to much, but which is filled with…

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By Fdt44 (70) on 26 Apr 2012

Director/writer Richard Linklater (Slacker, and Dazed and Confused) just has a knack for making funny out of sheer quirkiness; Bernie is no…

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By Ethan Alter (997) for Television Without Pity (337) on 26 Apr 2012

Simply put, it's the best movie Linklater has made in years…

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By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 26 Apr 2012

A dark, humorous look at southern oddballs that's also a powerful meditation on human fragility…

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By Dave White (762) for Movies.com (1,002) on 26 Apr 2012

Blackly funny, strangely moving and deeply weird, it's as comforting and as sinister as a heart-attack-plate of chicken fried steak with biscuits…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 26 Apr 2012

Linklater clearly has no idea why the man did what he did. But then, Bernie probably didn't either…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 26 Apr 2012

The innocence of the townspeople is weirdly uplifting. They love their Bernie so much that they seem even more blinkered than he is…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 26 Apr 2012

Jack Black gives the performance of his career in the title role of Bernie, under the pitch-perfect direction of his School of Rock'' director,…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 25 Apr 2012

No use trying to describe Bernie. It's a one-of-a-kind inspiration. You will never feel closer to a convicted killer…

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