Review of Meet Joe Black (1998) by Francisco R — 06 May 2012

Meet Joe Black is an amazing movie, it's touching, humorous, well-acted and engaging during all of the 3 hours, I recommend it, forget about bad reviews, Meet Joe Black is amazing. What stands out is its ending and its acting, Brad and Anthony are both amazing, I loved ther perforamances and I think they could get at least a decent nom. for a Golden Globe or even an Oscar. What I didn't like about it was Claire Forlani, who could be replaced by a better actress, I mean, I don't mind people call her pretty but well, she's not so good at act, she's really annoying sometimes and that gave this movie an annoying atmosphere at some scenes, but well, she was a bit acceptable. Overall, Meet Joe Black is an amazing heart warming, sometimes quite humorous film and I highly recommend it, imagine a movie about Death experiencing Life and you get Meet Joe Black, an extraordinary movie that I loved and it didn't looked like I watched a 3 hour movie, cause its superb acting, writing, storyline and amazing twists distract us. We don't get to much of these kinds of films, watch it. Fantastic movie.

Martin Brest directed, he did a good job. Brad Pitt is great, he was funny and serious, I loved the guy's performance, Brad is known from Se7en, Inglorious Basterds, Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Moneyball and some other movies. Anthony Hopkins was amaizng, I loved his role and his character's feelings, he was amazing, Anthony is known from The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon and some other movies. Claire Fornali was annoying, I can now see why she didn't got so famous, she clearily has to try how to act better, Claire is known from The Rock, Mallrats and some other movies. Jeffrey Tambor was fantastic as well, at the two central performances calibre, he was amazing, I loved his role, he was funny and he had a very solid role, Jeffrey is known from one of my favorite TV shows, Arrested Development, he is also known from my 2nd favorite movie, The Hangover, he is also known from my 5th favorite movie, The Hangover Part II and some other movies. Sow, as you can see this movie has a fantastic cast that brings you great performances. Fantastic cast.

Right about to turn 65, William Parrish (Anthony Hopkins), a powerful and rich man with two lovely daughters is visited by Death saying that he'll die soon but first, Death will like to experience life and see how it feels. Death is know known as Joe Black (Brad Pitt) in a handsome body. But during the process, Death/Joe Black, falls in love with Will's daughter, Susan (Claire Forlani). Meet Joe Black: Sooner or Later Everybody Does.(What I thought about the plot) I loved the plot, it was very interesting, it had many interesting characters and it hold an amazing twist for its end. Some people may find it stupid, but I don't at all. It has humor and it has heart warming moments, I think it was amazingly written and it's a great story about life, death and the end of those two things, but let me tell you something, I'm telling you that the story is awesome, but you can't believe how awesome it is, you just got to know its amazing ending that I just loved, it was pure genius. I'm not saying I didn't like it, but Drew's obsession about John Bontecou was starting to piss me off, but he had what he deserved. Great plot.

Soundtrack, well, the soundtrack was amazing, there was plenty of great themes very well composed that are catchy. The production was no more no less than excellent.

Besides all that, I am now going to tell you what I really thought about this movie. First of all, don't think Meet Joe Black is a C movie or a C+ movie, cause it ain't, it's much more than that, it's a powerful movie that it's not just based on a typical story, it has a much bigger depth, it's superb in almost everything. Overall, Meet Joe Black is an amazing movie, it has a fantastic cast, fantastic performances, a great plot, an amazin soundtrack, a fantastic production, an amazing storyline and even with a 3 hour length, it doesn't suffer from bore. I hgihly recommend this movie and by the way, aside from it's acting, directing, twist, ending, whatever, I loved the two details that they add to this movie. 1º, I loved how much Death loved peanut butter. 2º, I loved when Hopkin's character starts to complain and sais a sequence of bad happenings and one of them is "My daughter is in love with Death!". Pure genius. Watch it if you haven't, it's worth it. Meet Joe Black: 8.5/10. Fantastic.

Fantastic movie. Very recommended movie. Grade: B.