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)
音樂電影還是找個懂一點的來導才比較好看，這樣梗才玩得起來
四个大佬在泳池边客串的时候太惊喜了
特别及格的一部简单清新的青少年片，没什么毛病。
故事俗套，男二基本就是照着奶哥弄得，男主毫无个人性格，女主还可以，停车场那段非常可爱，最后演出那段还可以。
年轻人玩重金属 感觉上就是一个会被欺负霸凌然后躲在角落里发泄的样子，没想到节奏感还蛮强的
剧情轻松有趣，两人互相需求的羁绊发展也很青春。
遥想公瑾当年。。。那些个乐队啊。。。那些个老贵的打口带。。。
有趣 燃 莫名其妙的好笑 以及莫名其妙的感动
中二的可爱呀。都2022了，那些数的出来的金属乐队还是二三十年前的，哎
非常可爱啊！ 年轻真好～ 我好喜欢这个炸弹小美女， 是那种想让我立刻要去买同款裙子搞个同款发型出去浪一浪的电影～～ 我喜欢这种让人开心的轻松氛围，而且音乐不赖啦也蛮好听的
全程看得“母仪笑”！小孩子们太有爱了！尤其是那两小家伙 “破除”时候的样子 简直 so cute😂 我🉐️承认我老了！摇滚精神我没有，但我能感受得到那种冲向自由的锐利！不自由 毋宁死！
友好的摇滚电影
在Metallica的丧钟响起前一直处于要睡着的观影状态
看完《摇滚校园》，再看这个，内核大同小异，没啥感觉，男主真他妈的作！反抗就跟小孩过家家一样，喊喊口号，语不惊人死不休！不过我们连他们一半的勇气都没有！
重金属大提琴太灵了吧！比起skullfucker，skullflower更适合这三个中二少年嘛！
段子一个个都长在了节点上 有燃有笑 一往无前的视死如归 才是重金属精神🤟🤟
在这个荒唐的日子口，看了一部关于自由的电影。“自由的代价是什么？everything！”
男孩们都长得好好看啊，冲着颜值可以一看，美国的高中生活真是，作业太少，所以想干嘛干嘛，就是这个爱好好费钱。
美好的商业电影 他们那首歌确实不错哈哈 看完电影怒听重金属一晚上
凡事都有代价，做好选择
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