Doesn't Really Work

Rating: Null/10 (30 April 2001)

The pace of this movie is deliberately slow. The shots take there time. The actors settle in for the long haul. The problem is awkward glances and intimate moments(long ones at that) where very little dialogue is exchanged doesn't really work for this movie. Hopkins is excellent as usual, but the movie doesn't rest on his shoulders. It rests on the chemistry between Joe Black and Susan Perrish. I didn't feel that chemistry. I thought Claire Forlani bit off more than she could chew. Oh and the whole scene in the hospital and the "business scam" seem thrown in, like the writers knew they didn't have enough for a movie. They were right.