Powerful and profound

Rating: 8/10 (2 March 2006)

Sir Anthony Hopkins AND Brad Pitt! Death takes a Holiday. not original but well worth a remake with these two formidable adversaries, that is lead actors. Wish the director didn't take himself so seriously, there could have been a lot more nuance in handling these two lead characters without all the takes. Why does every film have to fit a genre? "Legends of the Fall" indisputably on my all time top ten list notwithstanding, I would love to see these two really given the reigns to see where they want to go.
The rest of the luxurious cast and sets are well worth watching in themselves. Do people really spend that much making movies anymore?! Since I only rent DVD's and haven't seen the inside of a movie theater in decades, production costs must factor in my selections. Directors should never be one of the lead "players" unless they're Clint Eastwood.