I don't think Jack Black has a breakthrough.

Marcelino 2022-03-23 09:02:29

Just finished watching this movie last night because I heard Jack Black challenged for amazing roles. Before the movie, I guess he'll be a gay dancer. The result is really gay and dancer, and the hair color is much heavier, but still not amazing.

The beginning of the story is really fascinating, because ordinary people know very little about the process of burial.
But Jack Black's acting has no breakthrough: consistent singing and dancing, consistent smile. The only surprise is the part where he goes crazy and kills the old lady, but the tears still look a little fake.

After watching the movie, I quickly wiki Bernie himself. Two points of discovery are controversial:
1. Before Bernie killed the old lady, it is said that he was caught stealing the old lady's money;
2. Bernie is gay, and it is said that there are videos showing details of gay activities.

I don't understand why the director could so lightly portray Bernie as even a bit endearing. I don't understand why Bernie's murder doesn't count as a real murder.

Hopefully Jack Black has a real breakthrough, something like Capote.


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Bernie quotes

  • Scrappy Holmes: So why did you leave the body there? It would seem to me that if you didn't want to get caught, you'd find some way to dispose of it.

    Bernie Tiede: Oh, no, no. No, I could never do that. That was never my intention. Everyone deserves a proper burial. And I was... I was just waiting for my chance to give her one.

  • Danny Buck: Ladies and gentlemen, after listening to all the evidence, I'm sure that you will agree that the defendant is a liar, a coward, and a backshooter. Now, come on. That's got to be about the lowest thing a man could ever do, ain't it? Shoot a little old lady in the back? Four times. There is no doubt in my mind that Bernie Tiede is a calculating, evil actor. He fooled a whole town for nine months. Now if he can do that, there ain't no telling what he'll do if you let him back on the streets. That poor woman stayed frozen stiff for nine whole months. In a freezer. It took two days to thaw her out. Just so they could perform a proper autopsy.