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)
体验到了仿佛看抗日神剧的快乐，元素过多总有一个爽点能打中你，有尬又好笑
这种直白的表达风俗
fire，water，roar，水与火的咆哮之歌!
神剧只能爽一时，印度电影需要点正史来清醒下，现在电影里个人英雄主义有点泛滥了，后面的忠义两难有点扯，全片比较套路化。至于潜伏多年以偷子弹的剧情更是扯了，革命不是开玩笑，不过完全殖民的印度确实也很难发展出自己的工业体系
这特么完全是凯奇粉丝向电影啊，大量提及、致敬、引用凯奇曾经的作品。凯奇自己也开启吐槽模式，有几场戏还挺好笑的，比如翻墙那场，突然大家戏精上身。但是，对不起凯奇，佩德罗·帕斯卡其实演得更好。（看介绍，凯奇原本是计划演那个粉丝加维）
好看，脑洞很大，有巴霍巴利那味了，一看导演，巴霍巴利，功夫小蝇，都看过
印度神片解压必备，凌晨一两点看得我热血沸腾，有一些场面让我有愤怒的小鸟的感觉，如果中国主旋律也有这种水平我也会喜欢。要是当时印度能有多几个主角这样的人应该会早点解放🧐
大德鲁伊和精灵弓的抗英神剧。但不靠组cp的硬汉兄弟是国内剧所无法企及的，多给1分
第一次看印度神剧，属实牛逼！每个印度部落出这么一个人物，早就可以反攻英国本土了吧·····不过特效是真的好！
时不时给你跳个舞 但是歌曲挺好听的 舞跳的也很有意思 第二方面就是你觉得很离谱吧 但是他有一种美国超级英雄大片的感觉 假也假的很符合剧情 第三就是宝莱坞的特效 没想到已经到了这样一个程度 值得国产电影产业反思！ 8/10分
阿三动不动就唱歌跳舞 真的是千古不变呐 打斗蛮燃的 至少比国产剧要强哈哈
双男主角的设定很精彩，电影的大部分看点也都源自于这个设定，天马行空的想象力和印度神话的结合抹掉了违和感，歌舞部份也都带着相当的观赏性，能出色地完成辅助剧情发展的任务。三星半。
我嘞个乖乖，老牛逼了，斗舞和夸张的动作场面齐飞，印度各种反人类反物理操作太6了
印度主旋律，能如此的苦大仇深，又如此欢乐，绝
最后了，说好听的，是抗日奇剧，想融入主流价值观的西语剧（顺带玩反转传奇之类的），说难听就是你跟我玩尼玛呢？没吃过还没见过？
合理性先放一边，场面、特效、画面和动作设计等等，肾上腺素拉满，装逼中二无极限，所以是好看的～
水神火神联手干掉日不落 虽然不是搞笑片但真的好欢乐 各种夸张的动作和神奇的药效让人惊讶 双人合一 水火战神 刀枪不入
印度的超级英雄大片，堪称“神话”故事，抗战神剧和手撕鬼子的戏码与之相比，简直弱爆。
合理性先放一边，场面、特效、画面和动作设计等等，肾上腺素拉满，装逼中二无极限，所以是好看的～
我真是看得太满足了。虽然有些情节略显幼稚和简单，但还是想推荐。太棒了。
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