The dim reaper gets his coat

Rating: 6/10 (2 October 2015)

A memorable, poignant film with a good script and unusual twist on an old premise. Anthony Hopkins holds the fort throughout as the warm hearted, wise father and Brad Pitt plays the emotional virgin type in which he was cast at the beginning of his career.
My only real complaint is that this film is far too long. In particular toward the end, with its long, lingering close-ups which are totally unnecessary. I found my attention wandering in a "Yeah, alright, we GET it" kind of way. It was almost as thought the director really wanted his money's worth of two good-looking actors. Half an hour could easily have been trimmed off the end which would've seen us all off to bed earlier and with greater satisfaction.
Still, it has everything you ever wanted to know about love but were afraid to ask.