Review – Meet Joe Black

Anthony Hopkins takes three hours to die, but only because Death, played by Brad Pitt, decides to cut him some slack while it takes a breather. Obviously this is a remake of Death Takes a Holiday. Most of it is played as romance and drama, but the finer points come during the awkward moments when the Grim Reaper tries to adjust to the human condition. Given the subject matter, it pretty much goes without saying that the picture features way too much syrupy sentiment, particularly in the end when the whole thing devolves into situation comedy. Pitt manages to carry a scene or two, but the rest of it is a morass of pathos. Mildly amusing