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Jan 02, 202443now rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Brilliant acting and though one character is murdered, one can't help laughing and feeling sorry for Bernie the perpetrator.
Nov 17, 2023jimg2000 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Jan 11, 2013 You will either love it or not dislike it. A true crime story starring an unmarried middle aged caretaker in the mortuary and of widows in a small town. Lots of old fashioned humor on Septuagenarian and Octogenarians.
Dec 02, 2022cafene1 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
If you ever have lived South of the Mason Dixon line you will know every one of these characters in the film. I loved the movie. Often Movies called "Dark Comedy" are plenty "dark" with little or no humor whatever. This one is a classic,…
Aug 05, 2022FloraWest rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Based on a true story, this low key dark comedy is full of good things. The quiet pacing and documentary style serve the subject well. Jack Black is really excellent as are the supporting cast playing residents of the small town of…
Oct 11, 2020RescueDog rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and the extras on the disc were quite interesting.
Sep 30, 2019Taradactll rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This movie was outstanding! Completely unexpected and amazing acting. I also loved the style in which it was filmed - fantastic job all around. Based on a true story, with dark humour, great acting and real world people. So good!
Aug 21, 2018WestSlope_TheaH rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I love this quirky black comedy directed by Richard Linklater and starring Jack Black. It’s based on the true story of an affable mortician in small-town East Texas who strikes up a friendship with a wealthy, mean-spirited widow and is…
Jun 24, 2017Nursebob rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Based on a true story written up by journalist Skip Hollandsworth, director Richard Linklater’s darkly comic satire of skewed small town values takes a deceptively lighthearted stance on Tiede’s crime. As played by Jack Black, Bernie is a…
Apr 22, 2017Palantion rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Excellent movie ! Jack Black shines on how he is a versatile actor in this un known gem.
Feb 09, 2016CMLibrary_gjd rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Not your typical "comedy" and certainly NOT how you expect to see Jack Black; I would call this a dramedy. It's the true story of a very strange man and older dame in Texas. Matthew McConaughey makes a brief appearance as Bernie's lawyer…
Sep 04, 2015bitsysmom rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Good movie. Very entertaining. No car chase/crashes. No carnage, violence, or murder. That is, if you don't count the old lady Bernie shot and stuffed in the deep freeze under the pork pies. Good way to spend an evening. Oh by the…
May 26, 2015Milo_Bloom rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I was surprised at Jack Black in this film. Very different. An enjoyable black comedy.
May 15, 2015MissLibby rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Delightful!
May 11, 2015BoogerBot rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Black was great in this movie & I also really enjoyed MacLaine & McConaughey.
Mar 20, 20150cho rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I had no idea what to expect from this movie and was pleasantly surprised. It’s a bit of documentary\movie and it’s based on a true story. Pretty crazy entertaining movie!
Mar 17, 2015michaelbrouillette rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Not the best or worst movie I've ever seen. Passed the time but not much else. Everyone seems to love this but I thought it was a bit boring until the end.
Mar 08, 2015books4jewel rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this film. Jack Black's performance is exceptional! As crazy as this true story is, I recommend that AFTER watching the film, look up Bernie Tiede on the internet and see the update to this true story (news articles from…
Jan 12, 2015
Always nice to be pleasantly surprised; Thoroughly enjoyed this film. Great role for Jack Black; one scene in particular, where he loses it, blew me away.
Dec 27, 2014jeffi22 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly good, definitely a more nuanced performance by Black and awesome townspeople. DVD has some of their auditions - hilarious! It is based on a true story, and you can Google/Wikipedia for the details. One of the interesting…
montegene
Jul 08, 2014
OMG! I LOVED this movie! Jack Black is great, but it's the actual people who lived the experience (NOT Actors-real town people) who steal the show! Their "southern" descriptions of various accounts is side-splitting hilarious! Jack…
Mar 01, 2014kayliemarie rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed Jack Black's character as well as the story. I was pleased to see how they handled the "true story" and that real people from the town were used in the movie.
LindaHolland
Feb 26, 2014LindaHolland rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Quite a change of pace for Jack Black. He's a very quirky but well-loved member of a small community in Texas. His desire to help people gets him in trouble when he befriends an older widow (Shirley McLaine) who eventually dominates and…
AladarNyc
Feb 05, 2014AladarNyc rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this movie. The fact that it's based on a true story made it even better. I have new respect for Jack Black. I will visit Texas one day....these people seem so real...I liked them!
Quimeras
Jan 19, 2014Quimeras rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Based on actual and strange events, this story could have been told in a number of ways. I think that the writer(s)/director(s) got it just right.
Dec 24, 201321221018293347 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed Jack Black in this conservative role as an undertaker who caters to the older widows in his community. Very polite and thoughtful gentleman. Then along comes Shirley McLaine as an ascerbic widow (surprise). Based on a true…