The person reading this could do a better job

Rating: 1/10 (3 March 2000)

The cinematography and soundtrack were above average -- the movie looked and sounded fine.
However, anyone reading this humble review could write a better script.
Boy meets girl. Both are very engaging. The possibility of a straight story being told and the potential entertainment that might have been makes MEET JOE BLACK all the more horrible.
GHOST used the afterlife myth plot in an interesting and fun way. JOE BLACK did not and fell flat.
No wonder Anthony Hopkins (incorrectly) claimed that he never wanted to act in another movie again after he saw the final cut of JOE BLACK. No wonder that in promoting this movie, Brad Pitt did the talk show circuit and stuck to praising his fellow actors.
Last, chocolate is the number ONE most craved food on earth -- the food of the gods, the food of passion, etc -- NOT peanut butter.