Only Hollywood could make a movie like this.

Rating: 9/10 (16 May 2000)

In a time when the tag "Hollywood movie" means something negative to most European movie-goers, I think it is important to take notice of a film like Meet Joe Black. The story is okay without being truly original, but it is told so masterfully that it manages to go from comedy through romance to melodrama without ever becoming trivial. By acting opposite an institution like Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt proves that he is more than just a teen idol, he is a great actor. Claire Forlani is astonishing, and Jeffrey Tambor is very funny. All in all, this is one of the best I have seen in a long time.