Meet Joe Black Critic Reviews

The movie contains elements that make it very good, and a lot of other elements besides. Less is more.Read the full review

Sometimes clever and enjoyable, even touching, yet too often the film makes you feel as if you're in Sunday school. Read the full review

Meet Joe Black is Hopkins's movie and, despite the film's unnecessary length, his quiet and dignified performance almost carries the ball across the finish line.Read the full review

It's not just that Pitt's performance is bad. It hurts.Read the full review

Meet Joe Black, with Brad Pitt, is a near-death experience: Time seems to stop as we stiffen in our seats and the actors all whisper as if they're at a wake. Read the full review

Clocking in at a self-important two hours and 59 minutes, this elongated romantic fable is impossible to sustain at a running time better suited to the fall of the Roman empire. Read the full review

What might have been an effective fantasy if handled with sophistication and insouciance is instead weighed down by ponderous pacing, overstuffed production values and an instance of miscasting.Read the full review

With a too-many-cooks screenplay credited to Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno, Kevin Wade and Bo Goldman, it's so long that every character regrettably wears out his or her welcome.Read the full review

Is Brad Pitt the worst actor on earth? The case could be made, and Meet Joe Black could serve as Exhibit A.Read the full review