Lazy comedy, and it's only made passable mainly by its manic cast and pace.
CommentJul 17, 2010
Death at a Funeral (2007)
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Reviews Counted:123
Fresh:75
Rotten:48
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: Death At A Funeral is a rousing British farce, with enough slapstick silliness to overcome its faults.
Theatrical Release: Aug 17, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $8.4M
Synopsis: Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family. [More]
Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, Andy Nyman, Ewen Bremner
Director: Frank Oz
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REVIEWS FOR DEATH AT A FUNERAL
Despite a final half hour that's full of laughs, Death takes so long getting its farce gears moving that the audience becomes comatose with anticipation of mirth that is too late in coming.
Feb 12, 2010
...an ingratiating bit of energetic silliness that'll surely delight fans of British comedy...
Feb 4, 2010
Death be not proud, but it sure be funny in this deliciously dark comedy.
Oct 9, 2009
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Oct 18, 2008
Top CriticWho knew the man behind Miss Piggy (literally) did English humor so well?
Aug 23, 2008
Oz goes back to the well and taps into British humor, which has been so influential over the years for him, going back to The Muppet Show" in the 70s
Aug 17, 2008
It's no classic, but it did prompt me to watch those great old Ealing Alec Guinness comedies again.
Mar 4, 2008
Top CriticThis Funeral won't leave audiences in a mournful state.
Feb 26, 2008
A fine British cast is wasted on feeble material.
Nov 17, 2007
Death at a Funeral has a great cast and a suitably chaotic plot but it's never quite as funny as it thinks it is.
Nov 2, 2007
In the end the knockabout humour totally destroys the glimmers of spiteful sophistication which would have made it much funnier.
Nov 2, 2007
Take away the Four Weddings and you get this dismal Brit-com.
Nov 2, 2007
You'll wince and fidget and groan, and finally wonder at the nerve of the film-makers who thought they could get away with this.
Nov 2, 2007
I hear the script was funny, which is hard to believe: this is grim, misjudged and seems to go on for ever.
Nov 2, 2007
A staggeringly inept farce.
Nov 2, 2007
Scientists believe that black holes can slow down the progress of time. A similar effect can be felt by viewers of this damp squib of a farce as it grinds on from one lame set-up to the next.
Nov 2, 2007
As funny as losing a finger.
Nov 2, 2007
A pleasantly unpleasant comedy that belatedly delivers. You won't die laughing but you shouldn't expire from boredom either.
Nov 2, 2007
LATEST NEWS FOR DEATH AT A FUNERAL
December 6, 2009:
Trailer Bulletin: Death at a Funeral
Chris Rock's "Death at a Funeral" remake is headed to theaters. Get an early look, thanks to the just-released trailer.
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March 8, 2009:
Morgan and Lawrence Attend Rock's Death at a Funeral
Tracy Morgan and Martin Lawrence have signed up for Neil LaBute's "Death at a Funeral" remake, joining Chris Rock in the cast.
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November 10, 2008:
Chris Rock Causes Another Death at a Funeral
Chris Rock has agreed to co-write and star in a remake of last year's Frank Oz-directed British comedy "Death at a Funeral."
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