Ironically, hiring Seymour has a revitalizing effect, and Grace assembles an eager batch of elderly clients, all waiting for Seymour to send them to the sweet hereafter. He's no longer an evil killer but an angel of mercy, and business is booming! In fact, the only thing that's poorly executed is the movie itself; Harvey's sense of comedy is too dry, too bland to capitalize on the dark laughs of this premise, and the movie grows morbidly stilted. Even then, Hepburn's grace is a blessing; Nolte is amiably disarmed by her timeless charm, and this death-obsessed movie can't dim her wit and wisdom. Even when Grace Quigley (presented here in its shortened theatrical version) isn't firing on all pistons, Kate's irresistible. --Jeff Shannon
