Review of Meet Joe Black (1998) by Gavin D — 07 Jan 2013

Very long and got very boring at some points.

This review of Meet Joe Black (1998) was written by Gavin D on 07 Jan 2013.

Meet Joe Black has generally received positive reviews.

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By David M (3,086) on 07 Feb 2017

A remake of the lackluster 1934 Death Takes A Holiday, this update is a lovely compelling story…

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By Sally S (362) on 08 Jun 2016

The only redeeming thing about the movie is Sir Anthony Hopkins delivering bad lines as best as he can…

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By Harrison M (110) on 31 May 2017

One of my all time favorite movies. It pulls you in and allows you to emotionally feel love, fear, death.....taxes LOL…

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By Ponivia W (1) on 25 Dec 2018

Anthony hopkins and brad pitt waht more is there to say…

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By Filipeneto (856) on 12 Jul 2018

In this film, Death takes the body of a person to be able to approach William Parrish, a media mogul to whom she asks for information about…

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By Kilerkg (1) on 07 Sep 2018

Very good movie, didn't realise how long it was until the I saw the time at the end but I wouldn't remove any scene…

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By Cynthia R (73) on 05 Jan 2019

If I was to make a list of the best movies of all time this would have to be at the very top of that list,so emotional and an amazing experience…

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By Tal T (2) on 18 Aug 2018

Meet Joe Black is ultimately a disappointment and an an exercise in how one should understand the pacing of the movie…

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By Scarlet A (6) on 23 Feb 2017

I keep wanting to watch it again and again. That's a sign of a good one to me…

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By Jettero F (4) on 26 Jun 2016

It had a great cast, but I feel the story lacked any relatable quality to the average audience and squandered the chemistry that the young…

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