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)
看片名就知道会是一部俗套的爱情片，毫无意外，但女主的人设还挺有趣的，幽默主动好强，其他没什么新意。ps：我要是有一个长这样的男同事，怕是第一天就沦陷了吧～～～
场面极度邪典，甚至开始反思的正义性～
邪恶的人不能继承上帝的国度，但能继承人的国度…
交易或能解燃眉，被恶寄生谁胜败。
在众多驱魔电影中算是大胆的了，剧情有点美剧狗血范，感觉都能拍续集了
不错的 一直害怕后面会崩 但还维持的挺不错 是那种会推荐给别人看的爱情轻喜剧 适合在放松休息时想看个恋爱片的情景看 6、7分吧 尤其在我看了好几部爱情烂片之后 这片真的感觉不错 编剧编的误会冲突等等都还算合理 除了没屋子必须住一间这个梗偶像剧里哈哈真的太常见了 台词也还不错 欢喜冤家虽然老套但用点心编还是会让人百看不厌 男女主身高差和打嘴炮火花十足啊 达西真的是完美伴侣啊 又被cue到了 男主演绎的这个强迫症性格加上他的身材 显得他很hot
简单粗暴的爱情爽片 中外用的都是同一套模版
我真的爱死小鸡片了，好不容易来这么一部，尤其《欢喜冤家》类型的最让我激动啦——所以少不了对《傲慢与偏见》的直接致敬。男帅女美、化学反应强烈、性张力十足，还有男主角好看的臀部和身材，一部爱情片不能要求更多啦(//∇//)
典型的美式小妞电影，这类电影的作用就是开心和放松，从帅哥美女办公室恋情营造轻松欢乐的氛围。从争夺同一晋升岗位的竞争对手，到互相契合的情人，从十级防备全副武装到放下戒心互诉衷情，演练着略带浮夸的生活日常，平凡的小欢喜也不过如此吧。
基督教驱魔片拍出血腥僵尸片的风格，也算是种创新了。驱魔者与被驱魔者角色互换，也算是种创新了。狮吼功对练，谁赢谁输全凭谁嗓门大，也算是种创新了。
驱魔片拍出了丧尸片的感觉，最后的反向驱魔挺有意思，整体比较无聊。
干嘛请上帝驱魔？还得守什么清规戒律，直接找包龙星来不更狠吗？直接吵到魔鬼怀疑地狱
不过脑子的小妞电影，又忆起青春岁月追剧的时光。只是，现在只我一人喜怒哀乐～
合理解释教会里性侵幼童等各种邪恶事件的缘由。
学了一个词。邪典电影。cult film。
反向文化输出，恶魔驱神，使用地狱咒语强行驱走神灵附身的主角。亵渎神明其实可以玩的更大胆一些，可能因为宗教的影响多多少少限制了编剧的发挥。祖安式的魔法对决让语速和声音变得如此重要。而且，实在是想吐槽恶魔的耐力问题，不到30秒。。。令人期待的开局随着故事进展变化到一个奇怪的方向，最后反转的结果也没有达到预期的效果。
我要用撒旦尼克大拳把这个电影的导演无编剧全部咋烂 一分滚蛋
惊喜啊！真的惊喜，很诚意的一部驱魔片，本来以为中规中矩，结尾舒适没想到，但是是情理之中，狡猾的魔鬼～～～ 男主演演的真不错惹。3.5
most motifying thing is I even read the book....
氛围营造得还不错，但故事整体挺一般的，不过耶稣被恶魔附身、恶魔给人驱神等概念还是挺新颖的。结尾想拔高故事的高度还是太牵强了。（梵蒂冈看了想打人）
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