More comedy than drama

Rating: 2/10 (17 January 2001)

Of all the Brad Pitt movies I've seen, this is definately the one disappointment. While this is, without a doubt, a fantasy movie, I found it more comedical than anything. It proved to be the movie substitute for a soap opera, with death taking over a human body rather than someone coming back to life after being dead for two years. The dialogue bordered on corny, and the characters were all too idealized and familiar. While the acting itself was fine, there was something lacking to engage the viewer who wasn't a fantasy-fanatic. The idea is an interesting one, but could lacked any substance for an enjoyable story. The friend I saw it with loved it, so maybe it's just me. Nonetheless, I think I'll stick with Pitt's darker movies