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Director : Richard Linklater
Running Time : 100 mins
Bernie Tiede (Black) is an extremely popular mortician in his small Texan home town, where he is known for throwing the best funerals in town and making even the worst person sound and look good. He starts a relationship with a wealthy local widow, Marjorie Nugent (MacLaine), who is known to be bitter and mean, but she soon turns her attitude around when she starts taking Bernie with her on vacations and he becomes part of her everyday life. But when she decides she doesn’t want to share Bernie with anyone else, Bernie is faced with a dilemma.
Jack Black is likeable in a self-serving sort of way in this light-hearted drama, but when he accidentally kills Shirley MacLaine I was kind of thrown. The acting isn’t up to much, but the overall feel of the movie made it reasonably likeable although – as with most things based on true events – the ending was a bit sad and not what you’d expect.
You’ll like this if you liked : Cedar Rapids
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