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This whole story is so preposterous that it has to be true--and it is! Jack Black and the rest of cast deliver a great performance, and the locals from Carthage, Texas, are great!
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As far as the movie Bernie goes The Blu-ray work perfectly from beginning to end. Happy with that part. But the movie I didn’t really like it not my kind of movie. Didn’t care for the story at all. Thought it was kind of boring. Not sure I’d watch it again.
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"Bernie" is a true story, even featuring some of the townspeople of Carthage, Texas, who knew Bernie Tiede and his victim Marjorie Nugent. An assistant funeral director in Carthage, Bernie (Jack Black) is an infinitely kind, infinitely generous man who's the friend of everyone in town. But everyone in town is dumbfounded when Bernie manages to win the good opinion of Marjorie (Shirley MacLaine), a sour, bossy, but very wealthy harridan who doesn't have a good opinion of anyone except Marjorie. Bernie quits his undertaker's job and becomes personal assistant to Marjorie, who disinherits her unloved and unlovable children in favor of Bernie. One day Marjorie stops showing up in town. Bernie tells the townspeople that Marjorie is ill and in a nursing home. No one cares about Marjorie, so no one checks up on her. Bernie continues to live his same frugal lifestyle, though the surprise gifts he's always loved to give people get bigger and more expensive. Ten months go by. Then the police show up at Marjorie's house and open the freezer in her garage... The movie works brilliantly, not only as a true-crime story but as one of the most insightful depictions of small-town life ever put on screen. Some people might not cotton to the film's dry-as-the-Dust-Bowl sense of humor, but everyone will love Jack Black as Bernie, giving by far the best performance of his career. Black dominates the movie, but MacLaine skillfully underscores Marjorie's nastiness merely by the way she chews her re-fried beans, like a spiteful cow. Matthew McConaughey gives a live-wire performance as the prosecutor who brings Bernie to justice; it's a performance he's given before, but nobody does it better. This is a funny movie with interesting characters that will keep you laughing and entertained.Read full review
You have to see this if you like any of the three stellar actors involved in this film. Black, MacLaine or McConaughey. All great performances. It's a weird bio pic with some, if not a lot of ironic dark humor. While the story is interesting, it felt a little more like a documentary of what happened in real life. The whole mortuary backdrop was a gas. I liked it once, but it's the sort of movie, at least for me, once is enough. See it! Cheers, Max Rainet A movie lover for life.
This is one of the GREAT TRUE STORIES of all time. Simply about one fine man who finally got all he could take. Being from deep east Texas, and a retired funeral director with over 45 years experience, I could really associate with Bernie. This is also a really excellent window into how true east Texans live...and die. The casting on this movie was superb, especially Jack Black. I have one friend in Lufkin, TX, who knew Bernie,and I had talked with him on the phone before. The movie is pretty close to how it really was. ENJOY!!!!!!
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