Because I could not stop for Death, he kindly stopped for me; the carriage held but just ourselves and immortality” – Emily Dickinson
If Death took a holiday, the guns would go silent in Iraq, the slaughter on our nation’s highways would cease, and the news media would be compelled to cover positive events in the humanities, arts, and sciences. Unfortunately, Death has not had a vacation in recorded history, but Mitchell Leisen’s 1934 fantasy, Death Takes a Holiday, allows us to consider the possibility. Co-written by Maxwell Anderson and Gladys Lehman and based on the play "La Morte in Vacanza" by Alberto Casella, Death Takes a Holiday stars Frederic March as the Grim Reaper who takes on human form in an attempt to discover why men fear him so much. Why he has waited 5,000 years to satisfy this curiosity is not explained.
[Spoiler] After a brief tryout as a shadowy figure who scares the daylights out of those that cross his path, Death shows up at, of all places, an upscale party at an Italian villa, posing as the mysterious Prince Sirki. Only one person knows who he really is, the host Duke Lambert (Guy Standing), and he is sworn to secrecy. Sirki proceeds to fascinate the guests. Given to bursts of wit and poetry, he can just as quickly turn sullen and threatening, and some soon find out that it is better not to look too deeply into his eyes. During the three days in which the Prince is at the villa, however, people all over the world miraculously escape death and potential suicides are doomed to frustration.
To see what’s behind all the conversation about love, the suave but naïve Prince Sirki falls for the irresistible Grazia (Evelyn Venable), the daughter of one of Duke’s friends. Grazia knows who Death is but does not fear him, much to the chagrin of her fiancé, Corrado (Kent Taylor) who has developed a strong disdain for Prince Charming.
More sinister than Brad Pitt in the 1998 remake Meet Joe Black, March turns in a very convincing performance as the creepy yet strangely appealing guest. Although the ending is melodramatic, the emotions are very real and the suggestion that Death may in reality be a friend disguised as a foe is quite touching.
(Howard Schumann, talkingpix.co.uk)
In this wearisome and predictable plot line, Death falls in love and bores us to death talking about it.
(Dennis Schwartz, homepages.sover.net)
I've heard DRACULA was advertised with the tag line "The Weirdest Love Story ever told!" (this is probably a paraphrase), but at heart, I've never felt that you could honestly call that movie a love story. The tag line would be much more appropriate for this one, since it ultimately boils down to what amounts to a love story. This movie is very good indeed, particularly if you consider that it is built around a concept that could have easily been handled in a cute or facile manner. Instead, it is handled as seriously as possible, with some real thought put into how death would try to come to terms with a life and an outlook that was to that point totally unfamiliar to him; much of the credit does go to Fredric March in the title role. It's quite scary when it needs to be, particularly during the first twenty minutes. From then on, it deals with its themes with subtlety, a quiet wit, an enduring sadness, and an everpresent tension on how Death might react if crossed. It's not perfect; some of the dialogue is self-conscious and artificial, as if the writers knew they were dealing with weighty issues and were trying to be profound. But I am certainly glad they didn't try to turn it into a musical comedy of sorts.
(Dave Sindelar, scifilm.org)
See also the remake: Death Takes A Holiday (1971)
漫画家用漫画的方式来展开对出轨的丈夫的复仇。最后还给渣男留了一份不错的工作，虽然有点羞辱性质，但实在报复的不够痛快。选角都好合适啊。或者应该说黑木华和柄本佑确实都演的好，奈绪演这种表里不一，皮笑肉不笑的小三简直驾轻就熟啊。
剧情实在是过于潦草了 愿望是美好的 希望人类早日放过大自然的野生动物
好有意思，管他真假呢，看女性意识觉醒和丈夫一次次的慌乱反应很过瘾。
开头的戏还很不错，但是小主角进来后受众年龄垂直下降。套着一个很俗套的剧情，靠与对立两方无关的一个人调节积累了几十年的矛盾最后大团圆，无趣。（怪兽很橡胶质感）
好怪啊，第一次看见这种温柔的复仇，全程玩弄出轨丈夫也玩弄观众
本来想打低分，因为节奏实在是太慢，1.5倍速完全不影响，而且剧情不怎么抓人，分了好多次才看完。但是结局还是有点小吃惊。立意不错，女性就是要驾驶自己的车。没有挣钱能力、自立能力的，随时会被人拿捏，不管是事业仰赖别人还是出行要靠别人开车接送。夫妇双方地位转换也是从女主有开车能力开始的。电影色调和画面挺美。
属于那种一开头看到孩子作为主人公就知道大事不妙的电影，果然，只能适合小孩子。成年的人世界哪里仅仅只有简单的善恶之分呢？
前半段蛮好看的，更希望是多一点海兽的场面。没看够！有些嘴炮和梗也比较有意思，欢乐逗趣。
妻子的欲擒故纵把丈夫玩的团团转，这个“复仇”让人心情愉悦，她已经给过他一次机会了，他不但没有珍惜反而加以一个谎言，连承认的勇气都没有的胆小鬼，不值得第二次原谅。事实上他的确是个胆小鬼，留不住老婆，也小三都能玩弄他。
纯心理战~ 蛮有趣。喜欢小三的状态，从头至尾根本没有把丈夫当一回事。
黑木华的笑真是意味深长！太喜欢复仇情节了。
3.5 登堂入室漫画版吗，虽然不新鲜了还是可看。最后虚构与现实汇成一条线不错。但这种报复也就还好吧…
《驯鲸高手》，画面美感满分，人物怪物表情满分，小台灯卖萌满分，剧情3分。
政治正确真的垃圾，连动画片都要黑人当主角了。虽然虚构的，但也要考虑时代背景。黑人角色也不是说不能有，现在过于滥了，让人反感。
3.5星。妥妥的反战题材。虽然剧情并不新颖，但是这算很好的教育片了。你看到的历史，都是统治者希望你看到的，也许是彻头彻尾的谎言。仇恨出自人为，英雄可能出错，这么简单的道理，很多人却不明白。
3.5/5 为什么我学车就遇不到帅哥教练呢
中间两位主角的改变与成长戏也比较动人。
Sensei Would You Sit Beside Me 2021 Blu-ray 1080p AVC DTS-HD MA 5.1-DIY@TTG,1:58:46.327 (h:m:s.ms),45.35 GB
剧情还行，开头没兴趣看，看到后面还看进去了。小红很像无牙仔。主角为什么是黑色的小女孩儿，我感觉那个时代她应该是奴隶吧，虽然这个设定的世界是有黑白黄都在一起，可是我看着怪怪的。依据那个年代，主角应该是一个胖乎乎的白色小女孩才对吧。。。
结尾的歌和演职表风格很喜欢
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