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)
法國電影界爛仔幫Philippe Lacheau一行人嘅又一低能力作。呢勻將DC、Marvel惡搞一大輪，話說Cédric系一名渴望飾演大粒嘢嘅二打六，終於有日俾佢擁有一個飾演Super-hero「扁福俠」噶機會，原以為可以借此嚟個鹹魚翻生，證明自己系得嘅俾佢老豆睇，無唸到一場突如其來嘅車禍令佢失去記憶不單至，仲當正自己系「扁福俠」本人，於是帶著呢個身份四處展開行俠仗義噶無厘頭行動。一貫Lacheau式嘅各種腦洞大開，好多笑位，但最得我心都系裹個吸塵機嘅廣告植入，認真perfect，植入於無形之中，又不失產品本身的價值。一部唔錯嘅kill time movie，期待爛仔幫嘅下一部笑片。
7.5 玩梗密度极高，拍摄质感非常宝莱坞，大脑按摩型喜剧，很期待有更精灵古怪的印度翻拍版。
可以，恶搞得颇具水平，而整个故事又以解构超英电影展开，增添戏谑程度，7。
涉及的影视：《黑暗骑士》、《蝙蝠侠大战超人》、《触不可及》、《小丑》、《银河护卫队》、《记忆碎片》、《终局之战》、《和平使者》
很不错的爆米花，最后的温馨小转折意料之外情理之中
I'm nothing. But never back down.
拯救系列的（记忆）露了怯（套路公式），体育系列确是真真正正的西方审美和霸权，说什么课本T台美术的甲方是西方，在自身从根上夺到绝对话语权（经济军事）前，嚷嚷其他就是隔靴搔痒，没法，近现代启端的根根就是别人的路数。
电影将视角放在球探Stanley身上，他与他挖掘的天才球员Bo，从不被人看好，到一路逆袭，危机时刻有贵人相助，这样套路化的剧情属于公式化的流程，工整而圆满。
（6.5/10）普通人只会认为能进NBA都是天赋山顶的人，却不知道比这更重要的是环境、运气、和一个伯乐。
我猜是漫威DC这些超级英雄粉丝看这部电影会很爽吧？因为各种致敬各种恶搞，但对于我这种漫威恐的人而言，就没什么大乐趣了，还是觉得挺俗套的，也就60分吧
7分。哈哈哈，难得看到部让我从头笑到尾的片子啊~~各种恶搞和致敬，到最后法国乡村没钱版本的妇联对灭霸，真的是有点破防了~~~最后的所谓反转没啥必要，看这样子这记忆症还是长期问题了么？整体比这个团队上一部《城市猎人》要好的多~~~
笑点很多，不是黑超英电影，单纯神经病恶搞，加上身份错位的正义感
对超英的恶搞都算是在预期之中 巴黎圣母院出现的时候是真的有笑到
结合了很多时事热点恶搞，但是开迈克尔杰克逊和小学生的玩笑我真的不欣赏
7.4 待会看完提前评了。前期情节有点新意这个拍戏失意假戏真做。
虽然剧情俗套，但看的还是挺开心的，仿佛是细节丰满跌宕起伏的2K个人生涯模式
还是比城市猎人差一点点，尽管这巧合与误会制造的喜剧效果极佳，然而那些解构超级英雄类型片的抖机灵笑点却总给人一种喧宾夺主之感
Que demander plus, à part faire rire, à une comédie de divertissement , parodie assumée de films de super héros trempée dans un humour trash à la française? Passons simplement un bon moment de détente devant ce film bon enfant/mauvais élève avec ses gags potaches et clins d'œil jouissifs. Du fou rire garanti. 3.5
看到叉汉子梗的部分笑死我。另外怎么欧美白男为何永远在解决daddy issues啦。（BGM好几次太同人作了xs）发现老爷没披风的造型（。）太他妈像马律师了（你够了
二十年前质感的喜剧，让人想到自己刚触网刚可以看到各路电影＋网络恶搞短片刚出现的属于胡戈/大鹏的时代。整体属于往点子里加剧情的那种，有时候感觉太超过，有时候觉得很干，发挥好的时候像粉红豹惊声尖笑葛民辉周星驰早期的低级版无厘头脱线闹剧，发挥不好的时候就像晚期去拍大巴电影的朱延平刘镇伟。也可能是我的问题。另外第一次在电影里感觉到卸妆如换人。
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