Sep 22, 2017
Critics and general audiences weren't quite sure what to make of
Death Becomes
Her when it was released in the summer of 1992, but this
ultra-dark comedy has definitely picked up a cult following in the
ensuing decades. The performances are great, the effects
still work, and the film's cynical sense of humor plays a lot
better now than it did when we were kids.
So what happened here? Why wasn't it more widely embraced at the
time? Is this a misunderstood masterpiece or are there other
aspects of this that prevent it from being as good as it could
be?
Topics include: the overhaul the movie got after a disastrous test
screening, whether or not those changes contributed to a largely
unfocused first act, Bruce Willis' incredible against-type
performance, an added dimension to Lisle's backstory from a
previous draft of the script, Sydney Pollack's scene-stealing
cameo, great examples of why director Robert Zemeckis is a true
pioneer of special effects, how the movie ultimately manages to
overcome a lot of its shortcomings, and much much more!