Review of Meet Joe Black (1998) by Yannick D — 18 Jun 2016

A number of things are bizarre about this one. Most notably how its syrupy Sunday-afternoon-TV-movie conceit contorts itself into a ludicrous three hour runtime.

This review of Meet Joe Black (1998) was written by Yannick D on 18 Jun 2016.

Meet Joe Black has generally received positive reviews.

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