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Touching, With Surprising Humor.
Meet Joe Black is a wonderful movie about relationships. It investigates the depths of friendship, the intricacies of family--and that most special time of first love. It can teach even the most cynical about the wonder of emotion, if they are not closed off or afraid to investigate how they really feel.

Anthony Hopkins is, as always, stellar. As Bill Parish, he is understandably stunned to realize his time on earth is up, but he gamely tries to leave the world behind him a better place. Brad Pitt is marvelous as the easy-going man who becomes Joe Black. As Joe, Pitt has a difficult job of showing a character uncomfortable in human form, but gradually becoming more at ease, even coming to love certain things about being human. At the same time, he is Death, an entity who rules us all and does not accept interference from others. Pitt carries it off wonderfully, giving Joe Black a sensitivity and caring we all wish for. Claire Forlani is the weakest link. Her portrayal of Susan is just too soft, considering the conflicts in her life: born into luxury and yet choosing a life as a doctor (and not in some cushy clinic). Still, moments with her father and Joe, help make us forget any inconsistencies.

Meet Joe Black is touching and yet with surprising humor. Three hours may be a little long for some, but that seems to be the trend lately. I saw it--twice--in packed theaters, and nobody was restless. The soundtrack is super, and I'm counting the days for the video.

Death at its finest
I do believe this is one of the rare movies that every member of the cast gave a stellar performace. But applause must go to Pitt for his portrayal as both Death and the human Joe Black. The subtle changes in his character was performed masterfully. Forlani did well as the youngest daughter of the media mogul Parish, going from daddy's little girl to seductress. But besides it, this movie also raises some deeper issues, like highlighting the small things we take for granted in our everyday life. Do make an effort to watch it, you'll find yourself profoundly touched by it.

Meet death...on vacation
Interesting movie with a different twist. Not your everyday movie. Death(Brad Pitt)comes to take the life of Bill(Anthony Hopkins) and is so overcome with his life he decides to take a closer look. So he lowers himself to a man, taking the identity of Joe Black and moves into Bill's life, business, home and family. And as long as he'll share life with death, death will allow him to live. Death gets more than he bargains for when he falls deeply in love with Bill's younger daughter Susan (Claire Forlani)and finds himself feeling every human emotion including love, sex, sorrow, success and even compassion. Death learns of a love you can not go through life with out, of life fullfilled without regrets...what will he do now....watch this incredible movie about love, success, romance, power and compassion and find out for yourself. In a touching hospital scene Joe Black says he is not the devil or evil. He is from the otherside an angel of death. The entire cast was perfect. I enjoyed this movie and bought the DVD version. Treat yourself to a good movie...long but moves right along. Worth your time.

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