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)
在澳洲跟三个澳洲朋友一起看的，实在是太爽了，居然看出来一种民族自豪感哈哈哈哈哈哈，三个朋友一致认为是复联以后目前最好看的漫威电影，我这弄好开心哈哈哈
剧情非常不错，每个人物演得很好，主演都有演技
好看！很喜欢！剧情很土，但窝就爱看他们一家人演这种土剧！
特效是唯一的看点，一环套一环太有意思了，想起了西游记里青牛怪那一集。
抛开上述那些不适感，我个人认为质量还算可以，比《黑寡妇》好看，作为起源电影，剧本也比《雷神1》《美队1》完整，但是我不认为国内要引进他，毕竟满大人的问题还是得被重视，而且我也想知道，假如国内真的禁尚气，连他出现都得删减的话，漫威后续剧情还会带他玩吗？漫威会舍得中国这个大票仓吗？
伟仔帅惨！！！！！！！！！最后那里竟然看泪目😭 混沌萌宠设定好评；从村里一堆神兽感觉到了剧组用心LOL 送花灯时想 “这种场景不应该用本地语言吗”，但认真就输了。BGM挺不错的，有几首想到了轩四的泗水迷宫和古一的普通野外…… 哥们儿和妹妹都很赞，希望今后可以看到更多戏份！ （所以作为伟仔迷妹毫不客观地给了五星；作为漫威路人粉给四星，各种轻笑点LOL）
傻里傻气，但温馨美好啊啊啊啊，太可爱的画风了，还有怪怪的音乐。
分数都给狗子，男主角表现得就像个傻子。
每次到了亚裔电影，好莱坞就故意挑一堆最丑的演员，傲慢的告诉观众东方人都是这个丑样。美队钢铁侠雷神都找帅哥，小辣椒黑寡妇旺达都找美女，到了亚裔英雄，故意找丑的，太傲慢了。
6/5/2022 看完了，是普通人的生活与挣扎，但也不全然是乐观的积极的，但其实这才是真实的生活吧。故事平实有趣，夸张却不离谱，值得一看。// 5/29/2022没看过动画连载，电影简介蛮有趣的，像是小人物乐观的面对生活的挑战一类。
直白的骂低端黑不可怕，打不了喷回去，被拐弯抹角，潜移默化的文化输出还少么，一些人还在迷糊心眼的洗白。
没看过剧集版居然全部get到了，又烂又傻逼又尬笑又好看，所有歌都难听到抓狂，但是却又神奇地和这股气质相匹配，非常奇妙的观影体验，今天的我是baby妻夫木聪谢谢。
花木兰+降世神通+哥斯拉，非常老套。剧情转折太快，缺少铺垫的快，一度怀疑是不是《乔家儿女》的剪辑串戏干活了。棍术和拳法不错应该出自香港武指，但摩天高楼戏脚手架用竹子，不管是致敬或强调元素都还是出戏的，近几年最好的高楼戏还是《Skyfall》。杨紫琼普通话不如英语，照《卧虎藏龙》时期比退步，不知道是态度问题还是剧情需要。但我要感谢编剧，如果不是你，我怎么可能在2021年还从梁朝伟口中听到“我吃过的盐比你吃的饭还多”这么烂的破台词？谢谢。三星全给梁朝伟，他当反派完全是考验导演功力，因为你完全控制不住自己的想要多给他镜头。
在澳洲跟三个澳洲朋友一起看的，实在是太爽了，居然看出来一种民族自豪感哈哈哈哈哈哈，三个朋友一致认为是复联以后目前最好看的漫威电影，我这弄好开心哈哈哈
杨紫琼和梁朝伟真的是为大荧幕而生 一直觉得刘思慕很帅 但电影里还是有些瞬间觉得他不是特别适合电影荧幕 感觉金氏便利店他更有魅力
男主他爸的基地只有是个两进的小院子？寒酸的不行不行。合理吗，长生不老好歹能攒点钱吧。“唯爱征服”，结果中国公共安全体系征服不了，美国安全体系征服不了，连美国交通也征服不了😃，想象力也太受限了。
花木兰+降世神通+哥斯拉，非常老套。剧情转折太快，缺少铺垫的快，一度怀疑是不是《乔家儿女》的剪辑串戏干活了。棍术和拳法不错应该出自香港武指，但摩天高楼戏脚手架用竹子，不管是致敬或强调元素都还是出戏的，近几年最好的高楼戏还是《Skyfall》。杨紫琼普通话不如英语，照《卧虎藏龙》时期比退步，不知道是态度问题还是剧情需要。但我要感谢编剧，如果不是你，我怎么可能在2021年还从梁朝伟口中听到“我吃过的盐比你吃的饭还多”这么烂的破台词？谢谢。三星全给梁朝伟，他当反派完全是考验导演功力，因为你完全控制不住自己的想要多给他镜头。
男主他爸的基地只有是个两进的小院子？寒酸的不行不行。合理吗，长生不老好歹能攒点钱吧。“唯爱征服”，结果中国公共安全体系征服不了，美国安全体系征服不了，连美国交通也征服不了😃，想象力也太受限了。
虽然影片整体平平，但我好喜欢Xialing这个角色啊，不管未来会不会黑化，希望漫威能保留这个角色久一点。
一度觉得无脸飞猪该洗个澡😂
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