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1998 |
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PG-13 |
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178 minutes |
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Martin Brest |
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Martin Brest |
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Universal Pictures |
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Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jeffrey Tambor |
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Meet Joe Black Image Gallery, Wallpapers & Desktop Themes |
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Received a significant sales boost, as this was one of the first films the trailer for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) was attached to. This resulted in the near legendary occurrence of people paying full fare just to see the trailer, as well as a projected boost of those who stayed through the movie.
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William Parrish: You're not Death. You're just a kid in a suit.
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Meet Joe Black Reviews |
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rec.art.movies.reviews newsgroup |
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Meet Joe Black, and then say good-bye to him. Like an oddity you would meet at a friend's party, Joe Black is the sort of guy that reminds you of the person who sits in the corner for the duration of the party and says nothing not because he's shy but because he just isn't interesting. Ditto for this character study? Notice the question mark. 180 minutes of mumbling, meandering and dull facial expressions are inexcusable from a director, Maritn Brest, who has been responsible for film gems such as 'Going in Style', 'Beverly Hills Cop' and 'Scent of a Woman'. Talented in every sense of the word, Brest makes his films technically flat and academically exciting as his characters always stand out and Brest's sub text isn't always challenging but his films are usually captivating and always entertaining. What's more shocking is how a pair of actors like Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt can read a script and not use the chef's line...."It needs more flavouring!" In the dictionary under "bland", you will see a description of this movie. The most disappointing thing about this movie is that its last half hour is great and I don't understand why the same technique wasn't applied to the rest of the film.
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