![]() ![]() ![]() I would not have cast Brad Pitt in the role he plays, but he does a good job. Anthony Hopkins is, as usual, outstanding. The initial meeting between Susan (Claire Forlani) and Joe Black seems a little too convenient, but forms the basis for a plot twist that strengthens the overall story. Also, why now? Why does death choose to engage life in our present world, why not five hundred years ago? Minor script changes could have addressed these issues. There's no reference to the universality and ongoing occurrence of death outside the confines of this family. Among other things, the film presents the novel idea that a supernatural being can be subject to human emotions, and can make mistakes in judgment resulting from those emotions. There's lots of silence and stillness, entirely appropriate, given the subject matter. But the film also has humor, which keeps it from being grim. It will appeal to viewers with a reflective and philosophical nature. This is a thought-provoking movie about mortality and emotional separation. Enter "Joe Black" (Brad Pitt), a handsome, but enigmatic, young man with an unusual agenda. Set in contemporary New York, the film follows a wealthy family whose patriarchal sixty-five year old head, played by Anthony Hopkins, is nearing the end of his life. But "Meet Joe Black" is anything but "superficial", and "teen comedy" does not describe this movie at all. For a long time I put off watching this, because I have no interest in superficial, teen comedy flicks, as implied by the film's pedestrian title and by the casting of a youthful Brad Pitt. ![]()
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