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)
鼓手长得好乖哈哈哈。 剧情一般，属于看了开头就能猜到结尾的那种类型，用来下饭看一下还行
这部电影立意还是很棒的，最后纪念铁道兵的黑白小短片给我看哭了。但是中间各种强制煽情真的太尴尬了hhhh
重金属少年凯文及小伙伴汉特、爱美丽之烦恼，得其形而已，重金属的精神少了些，还是青少年校园的底子
对“为什么不能给父子俩一套安全绳？”耿耿于怀。直升机上可以用发射器投绳子嘛，为什么不可以给父子留一套长点的安全绳，非得用自己的身体当脚点。
看的IMAX午夜场，节奏比想象中快，基本一直紧张到结束。铁建的设备在这部电影里面充分展示了高精尖。剧情因为要兼顾节奏和时长少了一点铺垫，特别是炸隧道那一块，工友对于隧道感情只在台词里，铺垫少了。朱一龙出乎意料之外，又在情理之中，文戏武戏都拿得出手。黄志忠表现稳定。陈数贡献了高光台词。焦俊艳一如既往的可爱。总体值得一看四星，为了结尾的记录短片再加一星。
明天考完试我写个长点的影评
含剧透
哈哈哈哈哈哈太搞笑了哈哈哈哈眼镜男主长得像个漂亮姑娘可惜是个男的哈哈哈
怎么说呢，大体上还是个披着金属皮的青春校园片，过剧情的时候精力都在听歌找彩蛋，也挺快乐，可以一看
给我的感觉真的很像铁建版中国机长，各种意义上的优点缺点都还挺明显的一部电影，导演永远在“有点东西啊”和“你怎么突然掉链子了”之间反复横跳。感觉如果成本能再升，效果会更好，有的部分有点赶了。
4.0 内容被强撑起来的，塞了不必要的内容和镜头
相比于专业的现实，片子确实忽略了合体练习，不过嘛，星球大战还不是经常忽略宇宙的恶劣环境？剪辑 配乐配合一流！听着很享受，流畅度很可以了。主角那种小声 碎碎念的台词真的够符合现实世界了，剧情老套也挺好。唉，现在的电影老套不要紧，都是一两小时的体验，不要弄砸比什么都好。
拿的赠票，进了影院才知道是灾难片。好像是我看的第一部国产灾难片，出乎意料。灾难的特效做得很好，剧情设置也是一环扣一环，多线叙事也没乱。致敬铁道兵这一点很感人，没想到这是和平年代牺牲最多的军种。演员方面父亲最出彩，最遗憾朱一龙气质偏文弱不太适配角色，陈数的脸有些僵了，配角不少熟脸，整体都还行吧。片尾彩蛋看到各类基建成果还是很自豪的
我以为是我泪点成长了，结果最后蚌埠住了，我就是吃这套啊怎么地吧就！
中国式灾难片，不管合理与否，危机时刻必煽情
相比于专业的现实，片子确实忽略了合体练习，不过嘛，星球大战还不是经常忽略宇宙的恶劣环境？剪辑 配乐配合一流！听着很享受，流畅度很可以了。主角那种小声 碎碎念的台词真的够符合现实世界了，剧情老套也挺好。唉，现在的电影老套不要紧，都是一两小时的体验，不要弄砸比什么都好。
灾难片最重要的特效很烂，经费不足的样子，剧情也就停留在拼命煽情和喊口号了，主角父子跟开挂一样各种逆天…题材倒是挺新颖的…
有幸看了首映，影片全程高能无尿点，看完后意犹未尽，今晚上就去二刷！影片主要讲述了中国式救援，具备了灾难片的特质，悬疑，泪点，特效都超棒！据说是流浪地球团队做的特效，绝了！还有观影的请备好纸巾，我口罩都湿了呜呜呜，太感动了
挺欢乐的青春片！摇滚真好，凭什么你们可以拥有这么自由随性的青春啊。我恨你们，美国人！
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