Review: Jack Black calms down for the brilliant Bernie

06/08/2013

Review: Jack Black calms down for the brilliant Bernie

Synopsis: The mild-mannered, ever-helpful and devout Bernie (Jack Black) befriends a crotchety, rich widow (Shirley MacLaine) no one else likes but even his patience gets sorely tested.

Stan's thoughts: Normally I'd run a mile from a Jack Black film but here he has reined in his zaniness to give an assured, more subtle performance in a film based on a true story. Darkly funny and shot in a documentary style this is a strange and fascinating story about the grey area of doing wrong but for the right reasons.

Ratings

Stan's 79%
IMDB 67%
Metascore 75%
Rotten Tomatoes 90%

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Posted at 07:00 AM in American films, Comedy | Permalink

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06/08/2013