Well I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand the acting in this film is simply amazing particularly Robert Duvall and Bill Murray respectively. On the other hand I was frustrated by the actions of the main character. It involves secrets and is handled rather poorly in my opinion. I can't really say much more than this about it but as I said Duvall was great as a man who wants to go to his funeral before he dies. Murray plays the funeral director that's going to help him out. One can't discount the acting performance of Lucas Black as Buddy, Frank Quinn's (Murray) right hand man at the parlor. Adding to that we have Bill Cobbs as Rev. Charlie Jackson a man who knows a secret about Felix Bush (Duvall) and also Sissy Spacek as Mattie Darrow who Felix has know for years. Duvall is hidden behind a huge scraggly beard and a hat and it's like you don't even see him sometimes which when playing a character that's a great job of acting! Murray is well Murray, the man makes it look effortless. All the actors have some great lines to say but I still have to say it's not a perfect effort by any means. I would have to give it at least 4 stars for the acting alone but a film is not made by just the acting, you have to have direction and a great script and I just thought the script let me down. You might not think that. Check it out for yourselves. Worth it no matter what for the acting!
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