January 25, 2014Bernie tells the true story of Bernie Tiede (Jack Black), a small-town undertaker that everybody knows and loves. When a wealthy older woman's (Shirley MacLaine) husband dies, Bernie begins spending a lot of time with her. They go on vacations and take walks, until eventually she starts treating him like her personal servant and he feels smothered by her. One day, he gets so sick of her constant nagging that he kills her, and hides her body in a cooler in the garage. Then, for several months, he pretends she is either away or sick so people won't ask too many questions. When he gets caught, the town rallies to support him during the trial, even though he freely admits to killing her. Bernie was a really good movie that feels very strange to watch. It was set up as a pseudo documentary, even though it really was a true story. The most interesting thing is how striking the resemblance is between Jack Black & Shirley MacLaine and the real Bernie Tiede & the old woman.
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