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)
生死有时这个译名和那句“我们有的是时间”是相互矛盾的，邦德本就应该与电影的黄金时代一同老去的～有些致敬桥段都get不到点了，想来也是略带忧伤。
还不错 起承转合有点模板化 整体看下来挺舒服的
有法國版珠玉在前，翻拍自然是頗有難度的。讚禮發言那一段很打動人心，最後的結局也沒有落入俗套。整體觀影感輕鬆愉快，女主很漂亮，男主接地氣，看得很舒服。
每个演员都很配这部戏的感觉，剧情也能够自圆其说，很温情的轻喜剧。
实在无聊，片荒的可以看一下，挺轻松的，但是不搞笑
PS：安娜非常美、非常可爱。
三星半。结局确实没想到，但还蛮不错，很温馨的一部片子
结局给我哭的稀里哗啦，准确的说，从邦德去墓地看林德女士的时候，就开始掉眼泪，过去的时光一瞬间全回来了。
老套，但是挺治愈的故事，大概也只能羡慕下电影世界里的这种美好了
007第25作，丹尼·克雷格最终作，精彩程度虽略显平平，但感情线或许是最丰满的一次，既有对伊娃·格林的致敬和怀念，也有与古巴女神的枪林共舞，更有蕾雅·赛杜的梅开二度。最柔软的，是邦德终于也有了女儿，于是慷慨赴死也成了合乎情理的归宿。丹尼·克雷格的十六年邦德岁月，其实是我们这代人唯一共同成长的一代院线007，毕竟布鲁斯南再帅，苏菲玛索杨紫琼丹尼斯理查德斯们再美，都是从录像厅到ftp到dvd的回忆，尽管从今夜起，这一切都将随风飘散。
剧情虽然老套，不过也属于符合大众口味的标准结局了，如果不是因为女主，我肯定不会看……
喜剧+温情，还是值得一看。虽然剧情有点老套……
很久没看过这么放松的电影了，搞笑妹夫是快乐源泉。
因为疫情，延迟一年半推出的无暇赴死终于到来，也是丹尼尔克雷格时代的007系列的终章，本次故事与前作的连接性极强，虽说反派塑造方面略有瑕疵，但是瑕不掩瑜，本片用164分钟的充足时长在各个层面上将这一代邦德的故事画上一个圆满的句号，邦德永远都会回来，但丹叔的邦德将永远留在我们的心中。
三星半 因为看女主照片有点好看 所以没看06年原版 直接看了这版 结果发现居然是《准备好了没》的女主 和小丑女确实好像 但身材更辣一些 电影本身就是很轻松的电影 其实可以把片长缩到90分钟左右 会更好 男主也很眼熟 不是我喜欢的类型 但对应这个剧情还算合适 和《诺丁山》很像的开头 但好在结尾没有和女明星好 也没和前妻复合 还挺满意的 最后想说最后一个镜头 女主扎起头发穿的那身裙子 确实有点可爱了
又臭又长，让人昏昏欲睡。庆幸的是终于可以告别克雷格这个史上最丑的007了。
都21世界20年代了，子弹还躲着邦德走，这光环让所有的险象环生都波澜不惊，生离死别都无动于衷，因为即使导弹落在邦德头上也猜得到“James Bond will Return"..
看不用动脑的电影总是很开心，可惜男女主长相都不是我喜欢的那类
无法客观评价，以后每一部丹尼尔克雷格的影片都不会落下。
这是部搞笑 温暖 还治愈的影片。最后的结局很合理，很温暖。看完感觉这两个小时很值得，好像得到了些什么。不是爆米花电影，乐完就得。演员演得不错，剧本写的好，感情的变化自然生动。这里的感情不是单指爱情，包含了友情和亲情。很不错的片子，值得一看
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