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Product Description DVD Special Features Spotlight On Location Production Notes Cast And Filmmakers' Notes Theatrical Trailer .co.uk Review Meet Joe Black seemed almost fated to fail when it was released in 1998, but this romantic fantasy--a remake of 1934's Death Takes a Holiday--deserves a chance at life after box-office death. Although many moviegoers were turned off by director Martin Brest's overindulgent three-hour running time, those who gear into its deliberate pace will find that Meet Joe Black offers ample reward for your attention. Brad Pitt plays Death with a capital D, enjoying some time on Earth by inhabiting the body of a young man who'd been killed in a shockingly sudden pedestrian-auto impact. Before long, Death has ingratiated himself with a wealthy industrialist (Anthony Hopkins) and pursues romance with the man's beautiful daughter (newcomer Claire Forlani), whom he'd briefly encountered while still an earthbound human. Under the assumed identity of "Joe Black", he samples all the pleasures that corporeal life has to offer--power, romance, sex and such enticing pleasures as peanut butter by the spoonful. But Death has a job to do, and Meet Joe Black addresses the heart-wrenching dilemma that arises when either father or daughter (the plot keeps us guessing) must confront his or her inevitable demise. The film takes its own sweet time to establish this emotional crisis and the love that binds Hopkins's semi-dysfunctional family so closely together. But if you've stuck with the story this far, you may find yourself surprisingly affected. And if Meet Joe Black has really won you over, you'll more than appreciate the care and affection that gives the film a depth and richness that so many critics chose to ignore. --Jeff Shannon
W**S
Great dvd
Love this dvd
A**R
Simo
Brilliant film watched it on itv and thought itWas a good filmSo brought it as a stand by to watch if nothingGood on the box
M**S
Great film !!
Good story and excellent cast
K**N
Great acting bad ending
The basis of the story was rich with potential and ruined by an ending designed to please an unsophisticated audience
M**N
Great movie
My favourite film, fantastic
R**Y
Excellent
What a film
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Caz review
It’s so simply ordering a film on Amazon . I have just watched ‘Meet Joe Black’ what a brilliant film.
A**N
Clever Storyline, Great Acting
I had missed this when it first came out and after reading one person's review of the film I thought I would take a chance. I am so glad that I did.Meet Joe Black is one of those films that both entertains and makes you think about your own life. Not in a deep philosophical way, but in a general, "Am I being true to myself" way. The story itself is somewhat bizarre (in the best possible way) and the acting is in most part excellent. although the ending is as expected, it still hits the right spot when it happens. I don't want to give the storyline away as it should be a wait and see journey, but believe me, it really works well and draws you in whilst watching.I watched this on Blu-ray and the quality was great, the sound was good too.Finally I cannot leave this review without mentioning the sheer power of Anthony Hopkins acting, at times it was brilliant. A film to watch more than once.
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