Review of Meet Joe Black (1998) by Jamie W — 09 Jan 2012

An interesting role for Brad Pitt. Anthony Hopkins wasn't at his best but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.

This review of Meet Joe Black (1998) was written by Jamie W on 09 Jan 2012.

Meet Joe Black has generally received positive reviews.

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Slow but awesome movie big fun of Brad Pit great acting. My dad really loves it too even do he couldn't understand some english…

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