The Pallbearer Reviews

'The Pallbearer' is a somewhat inoffensive film which most people could either take or leave. The film was Schwimmer's first attempt at non-'Friends' success but it bombed terribly at the box office and as a result remains unusual and unique... Read more

Pallbearer is a story about a guy who has not gained anything in his life and his future does not look promising either. Well, he is healthy and sane but incredibly unfortunate because he has probably been a too kind... Read more

This 1996 flick was directed and co-written by Matt Reeves along with Jason Katims. A sort of serious romantic comedy. I loved Barbara Hershey in this. She never disappoints. Playing the mother of a son she lost, she turns to... Read more

I feel fairly certain that had i watched this movie on video or in the theater it certainly would have been better. Unfortunately i saw it on cable with commercials defiling all the tension built up by a dramatic scene.*****... Read more

The DVD cover to this film describes it as "wildly entertaining." I find this characterization "wildly" inappropriate. Although it does have its comedic moments at the beginning (the funeral scenes are reminiscent of "The Big Chill" and the "Chuckles the... Read more

I dont know what the critics saw, but it wasnt the Pallbearer. This movie was a flat out lame jokeless drama not even close to a comedy film. They claim it to be wildly entertaining and it just plain sucked. Not... Read more

Maybe it was the great, eclectic soundtrack with the likes of Django Reinhardt, Herbie Hancock, Perry Como, Curtis Mayfield, Neil Young and Richie Havens, or maybe it was the dark and subtle bits of humor that pleasantly surprised me throughout... Read more

This was the worst movie ever! Bad acting! And the plot skips around so badly that the movie just doesn't make sense. I hated this one. I don't recommend it, by the way.... Read more

This movie was sooooo mis-marketed. I saw a review for it in the paper - WILDLY ENTERTAINING!...LAUGH-OUT-LOUD HILARIOUS! - it turns out, it wasn't. To sum up, it is about this man (David Schwimmer) who is asked to be a pallbearer... Read more

"The Paullbearer" spoke volumes to this textbook dark comedy fan. Anyone who has ever found themself drifting somewhere between knowing what you are doing and what you should be doing, with a little love related delema mixed in, needs to give... Read more