Death Becomes Her

This wildly black comedy says that in Hollywood, death becomes everyone. [03 Aug 1992]

More cosmetic than cosmic in its approach, it thrives on what it condemns and in its own weird, wonderfully savvy fashion, spanks the liposucked fannies of Hollywood. It's as irresistibly nasty as The War of the Roses and as cheerily Gothic as The Witches of Eastwick.

Death Becomes Her doesn’t really work on a story or character level at all, but the central idea is too tantalizing and the cast is having too much fun for that to matter much.

Both leading ladies display great willingness to send up themselves and Hollywood, and Willis' quiet nervous breakdown showcases his previously unguessed-at comic skills. But it's the pitch-black comedy and celebrity satire that make this so enjoyable.

As Hollywood experiments go, the new black comedy by Robert Zemeckis has more than its share of witty lines, sight gags and special effects. But even while you're appreciating its better moments, the cast is numbing them with their Arctic charm. [31 July 1992, p.43]

Central problem is that this treat for somewhat specialized tastes must be marketed to the widest possible public due to its clearly big-time budget, and general audiences are very unlikely to warm to this wickedly cold-hearted tale of jealousy, spite and revenge despite the abundance of eye-popping effects.

Death Becomes Her is a black comedy that is so pleased with its blackness it frequently forgets to be funny. [31 July 1992, p.F1]

Amazing acting by Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, and Goldie Hawn - they had great rapport in this dark comedy. I really loved the unique story and the special effects were great considering it was the early 90's. You won't be disappointed by this hidden gem!

Death Becomes Her is a typical comedy of the early 90s by Robert Zemeckis. In the first line, of course, the viewer will be bribed by the star cast of the main characters. Death Becomes Her itself is a mixture of family comedy and fantasy, which eventually smoothly flows into black comedy. Death Becomes Her uses many visual effects that are no longer tested by time. Now 30 years later, it causes more laughter than surprise. Death Becomes Her can be recommended to everyone if you are looking for a light comedy for the evening and you will forget about it the next day. Death Becomes Her has a great ending demonstrating the meaning of life.

The fear of aging and the high cost of vanity, dissected with a humor that longed to be black, but this one remains in a pale gray tone, especially in the last twenty minutes. Alan Silvestri's score (Back to the Future) is annoying. Pity! The cast was a pretext in favor.

Is not one of the best roles of Meryl Streep but maybe it's one where I've seen her more loose than ever, alongside Mamma Mia! And Ricki and the Flash. Goldie Hawn is a funny companion, yet Bruce Willis is the weak link in this dark comedy. It's not like it leaves you with a big impression but I wouldn't call it disposable.

Death Becomes Her is supposedly a black comedy, yet it is more "black" than comedy. It is not a story that is being told, it is as if you are being taught a lesson.