Meet Joe Black

1998 "Sooner or later everyone does."
7.2| 2h58m| PG-13| en
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When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe Black, Death begins taking part in Parrish's daily agenda and falls in love with the man's daughter. Yet when Black's holiday is over, so is Parrish's life.

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Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.
Console best movie i've ever seen.
Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
adonis98-743-186503 Death, who takes the form of a young man, asks a media mogul to act as a guide to teach him about life on Earth, and in the process, he falls in love with his guide's daughter. Meet Joe Black is one of those rare moments in time where actor Brad Pitt truly showcases his acting abilities and their pretty damn good, Anthony Hopkins is also terrific as he always is (or at least most of the time). The film is indeed 3 hours long but you never really feel that is long since it's a pretty damn fast movie and it really showcases the dramatic and thriller aspect without having someone killing or just stupid jump scares, this is actually a film with nice style and very well written and it truly knows it. (A+)
FountainPen The opening almost caused me to turn this movie off. So boring, long, draggy, oh dear, oh dear! You'd think that a film starring the great Anthony Hopkins and the popular Brad Pitt would be marvellous, but it is NOT. And the gal cast as Hopkins' "beautiful" daughter is dreadful, irritating and annoying. How could such a mis-casting take place in 1998? Were there no other candidates? SO MANY times during this picture, I found myself yelling "Get on with it!". So often it ground almost to a halt, seemed like a rehearsal with all parties hung over. Anthony Hopkins has certainly refined to a fine art, the skill of s-p-e-a-k-i-n-g s-l-o-w-l-y. Overall, this movie has some merit, but far, far less than it should have had. A major disappointment.
hudariansen-1 The only positive thing I can say after seeing this is: I want to get drunk. And that is the only reason why I am giving it two stars. I want to get drunk to forget what I just witnessed. I just wasted 45 minutes on this «masterpiece». I saw the first 45 minutes but then had to FF the rest of it, I found no joy nor entertainment. Consider yourself lucky if you haven't seen it, I cannot unsee this and I am probably scarred for life.
secowski Fantasy, mystery, drama, romance and even comedy... They all were melted in the crucible in an excellent way. I felt all of them throughout the movie, I began to grieve while laughing, I thought about fantastic issues while getting carried away with romance, etc. The last time I saw a movie like this is a long time ago... It was The Bucket List (2007) and put a smile on my face. Meet Joe Black is well-formed with acting, editing, and dialogues. It does not bother you even though it lasts 3 hours nearly, someone might not realize how the time passes. I could wish more than it as for me.Another feeling I had towards the end of the movie is that it would be half black and half blue if the movie were a color.