Meet Joe Black
Okay. I'll admit, I've never been a big fan of Brad Pitt. Can't argue with his looks but he never struck me as a man with a wide range of roles.
Except he seems to have made up for that lack of range in "Meet Joe Black," a curious, how shall I put it, love story about death. The pairing of Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt is odd, yet interesting and it works rather well. And old-school English actor with the American hotty. What an interesting pairing indeed.
There are a few scenes I like the best out of this whole contraption of a movie. The first is in the beginning when Brad Pitt get hit's by a car and then a cab! He gets hit twice! And why? For crossing the street when he clearly shouldn't be, and then to stopping in the middle of the street! True love indeed. For whatever reason, it was hilarious to watch his body get bounced around, even though it was a wee bit obvious it wasn't really his body. It was predictable yet entertaining.
His shift from the coffee shop guy to Joe Black is well done. No longer the witty, loquacious coffee shop guy, everything seems new and interesting. Pitt does a nice job of playing the curious child (as an adult), who is seeing and experiencing things for the first time. The family dinner in the beginning, the board meeting with the phrase "death and taxes" which is rather amusing.
The best part, however, is when he goes to the hospital for the first time and speaks in Rasta and a Jamaiccan accent to an old woman. Of all people to ever speak with a Jamaican accent, Pitt is not one of them. He did a nice job though. Better than expected. And that dawning of knowledge, that a hospital is now the best place for Mr. Death to be.
And then there is the part close to the end, where there is one final meeting and Joe Black is almost revealed, and the "death and taxes" bit, the two certainties in life, come back around. That was entertaining.
All in all, a fairly good movie.
Rating: G-$_G-$_G-$
Except he seems to have made up for that lack of range in "Meet Joe Black," a curious, how shall I put it, love story about death. The pairing of Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt is odd, yet interesting and it works rather well. And old-school English actor with the American hotty. What an interesting pairing indeed.
There are a few scenes I like the best out of this whole contraption of a movie. The first is in the beginning when Brad Pitt get hit's by a car and then a cab! He gets hit twice! And why? For crossing the street when he clearly shouldn't be, and then to stopping in the middle of the street! True love indeed. For whatever reason, it was hilarious to watch his body get bounced around, even though it was a wee bit obvious it wasn't really his body. It was predictable yet entertaining.
His shift from the coffee shop guy to Joe Black is well done. No longer the witty, loquacious coffee shop guy, everything seems new and interesting. Pitt does a nice job of playing the curious child (as an adult), who is seeing and experiencing things for the first time. The family dinner in the beginning, the board meeting with the phrase "death and taxes" which is rather amusing.
The best part, however, is when he goes to the hospital for the first time and speaks in Rasta and a Jamaiccan accent to an old woman. Of all people to ever speak with a Jamaican accent, Pitt is not one of them. He did a nice job though. Better than expected. And that dawning of knowledge, that a hospital is now the best place for Mr. Death to be.
And then there is the part close to the end, where there is one final meeting and Joe Black is almost revealed, and the "death and taxes" bit, the two certainties in life, come back around. That was entertaining.
All in all, a fairly good movie.
Rating: G-$_G-$_G-$
posted by Gwynne at 10:50 PM
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