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Death At A Funeral is a rousing British farce, with enough slapstick silliness to overcome its faults.
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It's no classic, but it did prompt me to watch those great old Ealing Alec Guinness comedies again. Mar 4, 2008 | Full Review…
It's no classic, but it did prompt me to watch those great old Ealing Alec Guinness comedies again.
Mark Bourne
In the end the knockabout humour totally destroys the glimmers of spiteful sophistication which would have made it much funnier. Nov 2, 2007 | Rating: 2/5
In the end the knockabout humour totally destroys the glimmers of spiteful sophistication which would have made it much funnier.
Derek Malcolm
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 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
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.
Phelim O'Neill
An apologetic-looking cast treads gingerly over the resulting wreckage, though only the guy in the coffin emerges with his credibility intact. Nov 2, 2007 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
An apologetic-looking cast treads gingerly over the resulting wreckage, though only the guy in the coffin emerges with his credibility intact.
Neil Smith
Scatological grue, nudity, swearing, drug-taking and the chance to watch two grown men wrestle a midget... Nov 1, 2007 | Rating: 3/6 | Full Review…
Scatological grue, nudity, swearing, drug-taking and the chance to watch two grown men wrestle a midget...
Jonathan Crocker
Death at a Funeral might have been made in the 1960s, not to be released until well past its stale date. Oct 12, 2007 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Death at a Funeral might have been made in the 1960s, not to be released until well past its stale date.
Susan Walker
Proves you can spell funeral without 'fun.' [Blu-ray] Jun 16, 2011 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Proves you can spell funeral without 'fun.' [Blu-ray]
Peter Canavese
Death at a Funeral never quite hits the farcical heights it's aiming for, but it's still got plenty going for it, thanks to an excellent cast and experienced direction. Mar 18, 2011 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
Death at a Funeral never quite hits the farcical heights it's aiming for, but it's still got plenty going for it, thanks to an excellent cast and experienced direction.
Joshua Starnes
When turned loose on accessible, not altogether-insincere dark-comedy scenarios, Frank Oz understands humor at a molecular level of structure, volume and timing. An impossible last-shot stinger aside, "Death at a Funeral" is farce at its most flawless. Sep 25, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
When turned loose on accessible, not altogether-insincere dark-comedy scenarios, Frank Oz understands humor at a molecular level of structure, volume and timing. An impossible last-shot stinger aside, "Death at a Funeral" is farce at its most flawless.
Nick Rogers
Lazy comedy, and it's only made passable mainly by its manic cast and pace. Jul 17, 2010 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review…
Lazy comedy, and it's only made passable mainly by its manic cast and pace.
Jeffrey Chen
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 | Full Review…
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.
Alonso Duralde
...an ingratiating bit of energetic silliness that'll surely delight fans of British comedy... Feb 4, 2010 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
...an ingratiating bit of energetic silliness that'll surely delight fans of British comedy...
David Nusair
Hysterically funny British comedy about a funeral going wrong thanks to LSD pills, a grumpy wheel chair user, a hypochondriac and a blackmailing midget. Directed by "Yoda" Frank Oz, it combines all the known features of black and politically incorrect British humor. While it starts out somewhat slow and regular, the film burns a real firework of gags in the second half, culminating in one of the funniest and most wonderfully awkward scenes ever. The acting is accordingly excellent, with Brits either trying to keep their composure or losing it altogether. Go see this and you'll laugh tears like I did.
Super Reviewer
It is a very one-note film, however the well-constructed jokes come one after another. Hilarious and at times charming, Death at a Funeral is ultimately worth seeing, however if only for the laughs. Once it's over, there is little to remember or admire. However, it deserves credit for being a successfully funny comedy. Those are hard to find.
A very funny movie, really enjoyed the guy who mistaken took acid before the funeral and the movie could have went on and on but it did not it had one of those deadline opps out of money endings and that took away from the enjoyment of what could have been an outstanding film, but all in all I did a lot of laughing. 3 1/2 stars 11-21-12
Funny funny FUNNY-ASS movie!!! :) I'm just sayin.
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