Bernie has to be the wildest oxymoron I have ever seen. This movie is about the nicest and most generous killer of all time. See Bernie Tedie is actually not a bad guy. He is generous and he is church going. He doesn't hurt people and treats everyone however mean or bad with respect. Bernie is a "funeral director" and just a fantastic guy. In this movie he shoot a women 4 times in the back and than stashes here in a freezer. Yeah. Yet this is one of the funniest, most joyous films I have ever seen. The reason for that is the main actor. Jack Black. Say whatever you need to about the guy but, when he and Richard Linklater get together there is something to be seen. I am referencing the excellent and hilarious The School of Rock which also stared Black. Black is dynamite here playing the good hearted man. The film has an energy to it and Black is who creates it. The energy is very positive. The film goes over a bunch of interview style talks with people around his time and everyone loves him. You eventually love him as well. I get this odd feeling when he shot the person that he did. The events that lead to it "almost" make it feel justified. Yet it's the fact that I loved the character so much that I just really didn't want to see him go to jail. Heck the guy is the sole beneficiary of the person that he killed so what does he do. He takes all of that money and helps his town gives people cars and small houses if they need it. The guy is so nice. Even with Jack Black stealing the film there is some fantastic supporting work here. The best actor winner this year Matthew McConaughey. He is playing the D.A. His presence is great. He's actually one of the funniest characters in the movie. He is just selling the heck out of the whole "Texas Police Guy" that thinks that he is more important than other people and is the best crime-fighter of all time. It's just hilarious. Linklater is up to his task too. The script keeps the entire thing just going at a fast pace and the color actually reminds me of the films like Wes Anderson's. However something that Linklater can't even avoid in this film is the utter creepiness of this entire thing. I like it so much but, the film can't help but be quite a bit mean spirited, but luckily the film so funny. Bernie is a really funny movie but, mean spirited movie about a guy that kills someone and uses her money to help everyone that he knows. This is a wicked movie but it is also wickedly funny. Bernie gets a 9 out of 10.
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