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)
身处异国他乡，语言不通的孤独感和无力感，经历过的人很容易被代入其中
可以看得出来制作团队想学Stanley Kubrick的那套方法，但还是不够成熟。但不管怎么说这也算是后现代splatter horror film的一种了～
倒霉催的，好不容易度个假，出车祸，死女友，被追杀，果然不要疲劳驾驶太可怕
坎妹好黑啊，节奏和配乐太慢，不过很接近真实场景了
过于四不像了，说悬疑吧所谓反转让人大失所望，说动作吧很多打斗和动作设计都相当普通，节奏并不足够紧张刺激，很多莫名其妙的情节和男主什么险境都能无伤脱出的挂又使得真实感大打折扣，虽然整体能看个乐，但所有方面都是浅尝辄止，很不够劲
美国情侣在希腊发生车祸却意外卷入了一场政治绑架。前戏略长，紧张感还是不错的，男主光环太猛烈，可以一看。★★★☆
怎敌大义入云天
一对儿衰货小情侣的送命旅行。但却说出了一个问题：哪个地方有暴乱都离不开米国的干预。
有槽点，但我觉得一个外国人，在陌生的国家，语言不通，被jc追捕，身上也没手机钱包，就一点零钱硬币。那种无助感表达的可以。其它方面就不怎样了，还有好几处槽点。
小黑是克星 ，害死了女友不说，车祸却卷入了 当地一场政治阴谋 ，接着被步步追杀 ，每次却又奇迹逃生 ，影片设计过于乖巧 ，有些弄巧成拙了 ！
可以看得出来制作团队想学Stanley Kubrick的那套方法，但还是不够成熟。但不管怎么说这也算是后现代splatter horror film的一种了～
没那么差了。只是这个政治阴谋到底是什么东东我一直云里雾里...难道是“不重要，没必要搞清楚”的花边么？
一个一不小心，开心山沟的肇事普通公民，怎么就成了拯救希腊的英雄。故事情节，略微有点牵强。
男主到目前为止的每部电影都有种局外人的尴尬感，傻冒的不知道自己在干什么的风格
剧本和技法不好千万不要拍这种惊悚片，题材不好更不要去拍zz惊悚片
【2】看完才发现配乐是坂本龙一，个人觉得有点“牛刀杀鸡”。
普通人躲避追杀这么牛？？太神奇了！卡司这么好，原来只是客串。只是黑人男主的逃亡故事。动作戏也没什么意思。
本来想说好久没看到坎妹的电影了然后看这名字应该是个恐怖片吧感觉可以看看结果坎妹就出来十五分钟走了个过场然后全程看得是跟男主一样莫名其妙 唯一的一点惊悚感都体现在配乐上了 故事倒是很写实也有一些逃亡带来的悬疑但是明显没啥吸引力 然后这镜头下的希腊怎么这么破啊
原以为还有阴谋露面剧情反转让人物立起来让故事饱满，结果看完就一个感觉——浪费我110分钟时间！
导演选角不错，主演看起来没脑子果然整部剧也没脑子，非要后期强行支楞起来
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