Tuesday, 18 February 2014

The trouble with Marge

Bernie (2011)

Directed by Richard Linklater this film based on real events stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey. In Texas a mortician befriends and a rich elderly widow before eventually murdering her.

How well this film portrays real events is hard to say but it is a fun dark comedy and provides a nice snap shot of small town America. What the film never really does is probe into what makes either the characters or communities the way they are though. As always Jack Black gives a great performance in the title role and it is nice to see Shirley MacLaine on screen again.


3/5

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