Review of Meet Joe Black (1998) by Mesh B — 17 Sep 2013

Meet Joe Black is a film with great elements that don't quite come together as a whole. Mostly sublime performances, beautiful soundtrack and cinematography are all positives. The lengthy running time however, at almost three hours, ensures that a lot of the emotional dimensions are watered down considerably and the compelling premise is squandered in favour of a number of seemingly pointless and drawn out scenes which do nothing to advance the plot.

I feel as if this film could have been another Titanic had it been handled correctly, instead what has been achieved is another indulgent drama which failed to live up to expectations.