Review of Meet Joe Black (1998) by Alex S — 09 Feb 2014

Anthony Hopkins is amazing and I always cry at the bridge scene.

This review of Meet Joe Black (1998) was written by Alex S on 09 Feb 2014.

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By David H (2,838) on 16 Jun 2017

Absolutly spectacular film. This has great performances by Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt, has a phenomenal story, and amazing dialogue…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 26 Aug 2016

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Meet Joe Black. Taxes and death. Quite an unusual story and excellent acting…

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The excellent movie with great cast. The plot is simple and excessively romaticized…

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I mean, most of the stars are for Brad Pitt in his prime as far as the looks department goes…

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By Mark K (1,243) on 09 Jun 2016

It's kinda cheesy which isn't my thing but for some reason I just love this movie…

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With proper editing, this could have been widdled into a respectable film…

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One of my favorite movies of all time, interesting plot, great acting, musical score and twists. Watched several times and enjoy each one more…

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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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