Review of Bernie

Bernie (2011)
7/10
Jack Black at his best.
8 June 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Jack Black will get award buzz, but think Golden Globe not Oscar. Here he plays a small town assistant funeral director in the style of Rod Steiger's Mr. Joyboy in "The Loved One".

Colorful characters talk directly to the camera in pseudo documentary style. It works. Shirley Maclane deserves credit for being bad and looking worse on the screen.

Jack Black doing "The Music Man" was a fun. The movie is a tad long and drags a bit during the courtroom scene. The photos and clips during the end credits are worth staying for. It's a small movie that is worth seeing.
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