| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov |
"It's an elegiac love story from beyond the grave, as appealingly simple as it is emotionally complex." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...there's so much that's fine in this movie..." more... |
B |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...could have been a terrific romance. Instead, it’s just way too much of a good thing." more... |
C+ |
| E! Online |
"Not even Brad Pitt's hunkiness can save this one from arriving DOA." more... |
D |
Film Journal International
Kevin Lally |
"...a classic instance of a filmmaker overvaluing his material beyond all good sense." more... |
C- |
filmcritic.com
Bradley Null |
"It's fun. I liked it." more... |
B |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...this elongated romantic fable is impossible to sustain at a running time better suited to the fall of the Roman empire." more... |
C- |
New York Times
Janet Maslin |
"...oppressively lavish and snail-paced..." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"There are slow movies, slooooooooooow movies, and then there's Meet Joe Black." more... |
D+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Is it bad? Indisputably." more... |
D |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"The most curious thing about Meet Joe Black is that it's not terrible. It should be." more... |
C |
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