By September 2010, Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey were cast in dark comedic adaptation of Hollandsworth's Texas Monthly article to be directed by Linklater and penned by Linklater and Hollandsworth. At the same time, principal photography commenced, and wrapped in October. Filming took place in Bastrop, Smithville, Georgetown, Lockhart, Carthage and Austin, Texas.
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The film stars Black, MacLaine, and McConaughey. All of the actors are enjoying themselves, and the movie is stuffed with history, atmosphere and vivid characters. What's in short supply, though, is laughter. The cast give the whole thing a sense of genial goodwill, but that's not exactly what you want out of a movie about a mortician/murderer.
Bernie somewhat fails at every turn. It's a romantic comedy without jokes or romance. It's a dark comedy film without the dark comedy. The film is timid and dithering and blandly bad, and Linklater seems unworthy of its inheritance, and it's all just a damn shame. The film is a damning effort from Linklater. It's self conscious and off putting performances ruin the film. Full of misjudged humour, mixing immature humour with overly mature gore makes this one not funny in the slightest. A misfire to be sure, the film's comedic timing feels one step off, resulting in a film with solid performances and an amusing story, but not many laughs and not much replay value. Linklater, the indie master behind Dazed and Confused, falters with this rusty effort. The film is simply too mild - it's neither very scary nor very funny. It's not great. Rarely has the ratio of quality talent to dismal returns been as high as in the film, a darkly comedic period piece that's nowhere near as funny as it thinks. The film is a waste of a good cast and a better story, as well as a hollow reminder of how Linklater seemingly has loses his touch once in a while. To call it a black comedy is probably misleading: It's grey at best, and apart from a few scattered chuckles, it dies as quickly and gracelessly as Marjorie. Flat-footed, tone-deaf and finally cynical, the film won't be sending viewers out on a comic high so much as on a wearisome low. Linklater's attempt to add a punch line to the murderous episode of the Texas mortician evokes all kinds of wrong in. The screenwriters have failed to construct a story that works on any level. It is simply not funny. Funny as a funeral and as entertaining as an autopsy, this clumsy caper is more DOA than LOL. Not a first-ranked film, but for fans of Linklater, the film is will worth seeing.
Bernie somewhat fails at every turn. It's a romantic comedy without jokes or romance. It's a dark comedy film without the dark comedy. The film is timid and dithering and blandly bad, and Linklater seems unworthy of its inheritance, and it's all just a damn shame. The film is a damning effort from Linklater. It's self conscious and off putting performances ruin the film. Full of misjudged humour, mixing immature humour with overly mature gore makes this one not funny in the slightest. A misfire to be sure, the film's comedic timing feels one step off, resulting in a film with solid performances and an amusing story, but not many laughs and not much replay value. Linklater, the indie master behind Dazed and Confused, falters with this rusty effort. The film is simply too mild - it's neither very scary nor very funny. It's not great. Rarely has the ratio of quality talent to dismal returns been as high as in the film, a darkly comedic period piece that's nowhere near as funny as it thinks. The film is a waste of a good cast and a better story, as well as a hollow reminder of how Linklater seemingly has loses his touch once in a while. To call it a black comedy is probably misleading: It's grey at best, and apart from a few scattered chuckles, it dies as quickly and gracelessly as Marjorie. Flat-footed, tone-deaf and finally cynical, the film won't be sending viewers out on a comic high so much as on a wearisome low. Linklater's attempt to add a punch line to the murderous episode of the Texas mortician evokes all kinds of wrong in. The screenwriters have failed to construct a story that works on any level. It is simply not funny. Funny as a funeral and as entertaining as an autopsy, this clumsy caper is more DOA than LOL. Not a first-ranked film, but for fans of Linklater, the film is will worth seeing.
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