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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie contains elements that make it very good, and a lot of other elements besides. Less is more.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanSometimes clever and enjoyable, even touching, yet too often the film makes you feel as if you're in Sunday school.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovMeet Joe Black flows nicely, and the whole of the film is bathed in some of the most sumptuous cinematography (courtesy of "Like Water for Chocolate's" Emmanuel Lubezki) of the year.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenUltimately, the movie is a perfect mirror of its star -- looks great, seems empty.
- 60L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorMeet Joe Black is a hefty three hours long, and just so you know, it is at least two before Claire Forlani, as the Parrish daughter, Susan, unbuttons Pitt's shirt.
- 60Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanMeet Joe Black is Hopkins's movie and, despite the film's unnecessary length, his quiet and dignified performance almost carries the ball across the finish line.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghIt doesn't pay to look too closely at this sumptuous fantasy, but if you're in the right mood to let it wash over you it's very warm and fizzy indeed.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyWhat might have been an effective fantasy if handled with sophistication and insouciance is instead weighed down by ponderous pacing, overstuffed production values and an instance of miscasting.
- 20Dallas ObserverJean OppenheimerDallas ObserverJean OppenheimerMeet Joe Black takes an interesting idea--Death assumes human form and comes to earth to learn about human existence--and reduces it to a flat, uninspired, interminably slow movie.