Spectacular

Rating: Null/10 (22 March 2001)

Meet Joe Black is and adaptation of "Death Takes a Holiday" movie created in 1934 by director Mitchell Leisen. Meet Joe Black is about a man named William Parrish (Anthony Hopkins) who is nearing his 50th birthday and soon discovers he doesn't have long to live. Enter Joe Black or "Death"(Brad Pitt) who decides to visit William Parrish to offer him a deal where by William gets to live as long as Joe Black is kept entertained and William doesn't tell any one whom Joe Black really is. From this Joe experiences human life and eventually falls in love with Susan Parrish (Claire Forlani) William Parrish's daughter, with his new experiences with life and finding love Joe finds it hard to go back to his job. This movie is great for the romantic at heart and it also has a few tissue moments as well and not to mention a spectacular music score by Thomas Newman that burst out full of emotion. The movie has a well-known cast and the right essence added to it, which makes it wonderful to watch especially on DVD with all the added features. .