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Bernie (Jack Black movie)
Posted on 12/31/17 at 8:05 am
Posted on 12/31/17 at 8:05 am
Saw this on Netflix and gave it a shot. Not usually a big Jack Black fan but the synopsis sounded interesting enough.
Good story line. Strangely funny. Jack Black was surprisingly really good in this role. True story as well.
Anyone else like it?
Good story line. Strangely funny. Jack Black was surprisingly really good in this role. True story as well.
Anyone else like it?
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Posted on 12/31/17 at 8:09 am to Elleshoe
I watched it a couple of years ago on HBO or one of those.
Spoilers*
I really enjoyed it. Jack black more subdued than normal, which I liked. Shirley McClain was hilarious IMO. Very true story, think the real Bernie just got sent back to jail as well. Some of the real people were in the movie as well. Very solid character study
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I really enjoyed it. Jack black more subdued than normal, which I liked. Shirley McClain was hilarious IMO. Very true story, think the real Bernie just got sent back to jail as well. Some of the real people were in the movie as well. Very solid character study
Posted on 12/31/17 at 8:30 am to danfraz
Pretty good move. J.B. did a damn fine job.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 8:49 am to Elleshoe
It’s Richard Linklater, so it couldn’t be bad. I enjoyed it, though certainly not his best.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 9:19 am to Hot Carl
Disagree. Outside of the BEFORE trilogy, I think this is the best Linklater film. I think it is flat out genius, and i love how the town is essentially a Greek chorus which totally supports Bernie. I love this film to death. No pun intended.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 9:33 am to Elleshoe
I liked it
Posted on 12/31/17 at 9:34 am to Elleshoe
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Posted on 12/31/17 at 9:56 am to Elleshoe
quote:Jack Black is a very good comedic actor
Jack Black was surprisingly really good in this role
Posted on 12/31/17 at 10:03 am to Elleshoe
It was excellent. Using real people for the townies was genius.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 10:14 am to Elleshoe
I love that movie.
Jack Black is great in it.
Jack Black is great in it.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 10:27 am to Elleshoe
If you guys like this off-beat Linklater...
You should watch Me and Orson Welles. One of the best portrayals of Welles in movie.
You should watch Me and Orson Welles. One of the best portrayals of Welles in movie.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 10:30 am to Elleshoe
Texas Monthly has an article "Midnight in the Garden of East Texas" that was the inspiration for the movie. Worth a read.
The striking blonde lady who played one of the local townsfolk is Matthew McConaughey's 80+ year old mother, Kay.
The stockbroker they called Loyd Hornbuckle in the movie is a real guy of a different name who worked in Shreveport. A Canadian treasury official changed a tax policy that hurt the broker's investments, so the broker would have a few drinks at Superior and then get on the keyboard to light the guy up with threats. It resulted in him going to the federal pen. Maybe there is another movie there.
The striking blonde lady who played one of the local townsfolk is Matthew McConaughey's 80+ year old mother, Kay.
The stockbroker they called Loyd Hornbuckle in the movie is a real guy of a different name who worked in Shreveport. A Canadian treasury official changed a tax policy that hurt the broker's investments, so the broker would have a few drinks at Superior and then get on the keyboard to light the guy up with threats. It resulted in him going to the federal pen. Maybe there is another movie there.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 12:43 pm to Twenty 49
McNeese alum
This post was edited on 12/31/17 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 12/31/17 at 1:16 pm to Elleshoe
The edit into this scene is amazing.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 3:05 pm to dallastiger55
My grandma lived a solid 30-45 minutes from Carthage. Having not known anything about the story or the town, I still felt like I’ve met every single person in that movie. RL is always a good “slice of life” director but god damn that’s his best work.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 7:54 pm to Baloo
Disagree. Outside of the BEFORE trilogy, I think this is the best Linklater film. I think it is flat out genius, and i love how the town is essentially a Greek chorus which totally supports Bernie. I love this film to death. No pun intended.
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You nailed it. This is a GREAT movie & one of Linklater's best. Growing up in North Louisiana, Carthage felt exactly like the small town I grew up in. To me this is Jack Black's best performance. This is such an underrated movie. It is so great.
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You nailed it. This is a GREAT movie & one of Linklater's best. Growing up in North Louisiana, Carthage felt exactly like the small town I grew up in. To me this is Jack Black's best performance. This is such an underrated movie. It is so great.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 8:08 pm to Baloo
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Disagree. Outside of the BEFORE trilogy, I think this is the best Linklater film.
It's not even Linklater's best film starring Jack Black.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 11:53 am to Dire Wolf
Living in Shreveport, I met a bunch of people from Carthage. I asked everyone about Bernie. One guy knew him personally and said he was the warmest and most genuine person. And the banker lady was really that bad.
I’ve met one family out of about ten who said they didn’t like him.
Very good and different type of comedy.
I hate that he’s back in jail.
I’ve met one family out of about ten who said they didn’t like him.
Very good and different type of comedy.
I hate that he’s back in jail.
This post was edited on 1/1/18 at 11:55 am
Posted on 1/1/18 at 3:34 pm to Elleshoe
I love that movie
Posted on 1/2/18 at 8:21 am to Elleshoe
My mom was telling this lady in Shreveport who I guess was an acquaintance about how much she liked the movie. Yeah...turns out the lady he killed was her aunt.
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