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Best Movie I've seen since Titanic. I savored every minute!
The cinematography is beautiful - I regret not seeing it in the theater. The movie pulled me into the story from the very beginning and had me totally immersed until the ending.

People I know who've seen the movie either love it or hate it. Reviews are mixed, but they too are extremely positive or negative. Maybe the critics who gave it bad reviews focused too much on the 3 hour length and didn't consider that the movie used every minute to build the story lines.

I loved the concept and the fantasy that goes with it, but there were actually several conflicts occuring simultaneously that needed to be worked out before the movie ended. The scenes were very polished with so many gestures, expressions, subtle comments and details.

Although mostly a serious drama, there was plenty of comic relief mixed in to keep it light (mostly Joe's mannerisms and antics). Brad Pitt played the part of the character from the next world in a refreshing way. Someone who had been involved in taking many people from life to the "next place", but who had never experienced life's beauty, or wonderful, and painful experiences. He starts out being rather demading and when people treat him well, he becomes extremely polite and charming.

Very interesting seeing "Joe" not quite used to having having a human body and experiencing so many little things for the first time. He enjoyed the experience yet maintained his authority when called for (pointing out that he was ultimately in control of the situation). He also showed appreciation to others for things that humans typically take for granted. While everyone else is taking the situation so seriously, Joe is constantly lighting up the screen with that "killer" smile of his. He is either extremely happy to be part of life and pursuing Bill's daughter or he's just very confident knowing he holds the cards in the game of Bill's future.

One of the most beautiful scenes was the love scene by the pool. So much emotion and tenderness... it felt like a first time experience.

For me the movie was a great way to accept death and the death of loved ones. It emphasized what a wonder world it is. If you've had passion in your life and made the most of it, you will eventually find that letting go is not so difficult.

The movie was filled with drama, but had very positive messages and a wonderful ending. Many people who have seen the movie "got it". Those who didn't like it unfortunately didn't like the message or just lost interest in the topic. I question why they selected this movie if they knew the storyline.

Anthony Hopkins is excellent, as usual. It was Pitt who surprised me -- I have not seen his films before, but now I want to check out some more. Still wish I had the chance to see the breathtaking photography on the big screen!

This is my favorite DVD. I loved the music so much I got the sound track on CD too. ---> Skye

What a range of acting by Brad Pitt!
OK, the guy has played some weird roles in some rather bad movies -- but he's always played them well. This movie takes full advantage of Pitt's talent by having him play the nice guy, tough guy, intelligent, sensitive, compassionate and romantic. There are scenes where he is actually funny even though it's presented in a subtle way. I found myself laughing out loud several times and couldn't believe I was watching a movie about death! So now Brad is playing his best role ever in a great movie and the critics seemed to pan the movie anyway.

Hopkins and Forlani are also excellent in their roles. Hopkins gives a wonderful performance as a loving father and powerful business man faced with death, but having to hide it from his family. Claire Forlani plays the part of his beautiful and intelligent daughter so well. She's constantly probing into Joe's situation to find out why he is living in her father's house meanwhile falling in love with this stranger and teaching Joe about love (something that is obviously new to him).

The contrast between Pitt, the lawyer in the coffee shop and Pitt as Joe is fascinating. The guy in the coffee shop is opimistic, fun, lively and a great conversationalist. He smiles and laughs easily making Susan extremely attracted to him. Pitt as death (Joe) is quite different even though he looks the same. Joe is quiet, serious, mysterious, and somewhat clueless about people. As time goes on, Joe becomes more comfortable and Susan gets him to smile after his first kiss and he get a "week feeling" in his knees. The love scene is beautifully done and shows Susan undressing Joe. They get to the point where he can't get his shirt off all the way and he has this huge grin looking at Susan. I loved that part!

There is a lot of conflict in this movie too. Many of the characters have personal issues to work out. It seems like a simple story but actually has several stories being told.

One of the best of all times
Meet Joe Black is one of my favourite movie of all times, I think it is also one of the best movie of all times. I remember the first time I saw it in the theatre; I was taking a break in the middle of my projects with hardly any sleep for days. I did not realise that is was a 3 hr movie and I did not fall asleep. The opening scene with Anthony Hopkin just captivated me within the first 5 mins of the movie. Since then, I have watched it over 5 times, each time with new discovery in the wonderfully written script about love, death, and life; how a perfect gentle, who I think has everything, still cannot escape mortality, and how this fear has been transformed into courage. The movie had many wonderful moments, one of which when Hopkin with Forlani in the helicopter talking about love like "when lightning strike", also a moving scene when Bill's (Hopkins charactor) less favourite daughter told the father that it is alright as everyone is allowed to have a favourite, it is OK as long as she feels loved. I strongly recommend anyone to watch the movie for yourself and not listening to the negative reviews from the "critics" as most of the time, they are wrong.

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