Meet Joe Black (Ultimate Edition)

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Summary: Meet Joe Black
Review: My problem with Meet Joe Black is it's pace and length.The film is very slow and to top it off it is very long.The acting is okay; no Oscar material here.I was expecting much more from both Hopkins especially and Pitt.The plot could have worked out, but they draw the film out trying to trick you towards the end and you just sit there feeling ripped off.It has a great premise with life and death, and is also a love story deep down.They use alot of the music and score over and over.It had great potential, but it dragged out the movie to long with boring dialogue that is predictable, a cast that fails to reach it's best, and a plot that is full of quite a few flaws.In my opinion a film that is surrounded by death in this case should not have a love story.It should concentrate on the main subject and stop straying to a love between a crappy actress and a dumb male lead who is obsessed with Peanut Butter.So in conclusion if you want a Drama with Brad Pitt, a okay storyline that was dragged out to long, poor acting, and predictable dialogue then this is the film for you.Don't waste money on renting this like I did.

William Parrish, a wealthy New York City media mogul who suffers a heart attack on the eve of his 65th birthday; although he survives, he senses that his own death is near. On the same day, Parrish's younger daughter, Susan, (Claire Forlani), meets a handsome young stranger (Brad Pitt) at a neighboring coffee shop and is instantly smitten. As they part, the young stranger is killed and his body is instantly occupied by Death, who is coming to Earth to warn Parrish that his death is, indeed, imminent. Death enters the Parrish household disguised as Joe Black, the handsome stranger, and although Parrish realizes Death's intentions he lets the family believe that Joe Black is a young business associate. Susan is shocked to find the familiar young man at her family dinner that evening and is instantly overwhelmed with desire. As she begins a passionate love affair with the debonaire stranger, she has no idea that she is no longer falling for the young stranger from the coffee shop but for Death himself. In an effort to prolong his life and his daughter's happiness, William agrees to take Joe on a tour of human life that includes board meetings, family parties, and, ultimately, romance. As long as Joe falls in love, Parrish remains alive.

"Is weighed down by a tediously slow pace and overwrought production values."
-- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH