Death at a Funeral (2007)

Reviewed July 2011What are the odds at watching two movies involving midgets in pivotal roles back to back? To my experience British comedies have been excellent in the 2000s. Death at a Funeral is almost a classic comedy baring a few misfires. The entire story takes place during a funeral ceremony where the eccentric family members and the friends deal with a dark secret of the deceased. It has an extensive use of pot and poo jokes as the latter was a bit disgusting and out of place for the setting. Performances were apt and subtle by most even while expressing their eccentric best and the story never lags. Special mention should go to Alan Tudyk who gets accidentally drugged with a hallucinogenic pill. It is definitely an enjoyable comedy with quite a few very awkward moments and a heart in the right place.

At first, I didn't think that I would watch this movie as it wasn't that famous in our country. But then I want to give a try. The first part of the movie was quite boring as it mainly talks about characters and the situation. But then it got better. The scenes was amazing. Great lines, great acting. The cast really stands out. Every situation was set up amazingly and logically. British have done a great job in this and far more better than the American ver. Not like other stupid comedy films which I hardly laugh, this movie made me laugh so hard. Great plot and shocking scenes. Definitely the example of what people should watch in their weekends. Highly recommended ! And I only give it a 9 as the first part was quite confusing.

Death at a Funeral. When their father's coffin arrive in first scene, they find out that it's the wrong coffin and officials run back to bring the right coffin, you seem to know that nothing right is going to happen in next 90 minutes. As guests start arriving brining their own problems to the funeral ceremony, characters start clashing into each other intentionally or unintentionally, fun and chaos start to unravel. A crisp story not going beyond the house having funeral, comedy which is not slapstick rather quite situational, characters who are serious but are victim of unlikely surprises thrown at them. Movie never tries to do anything fresh but it is quite coherent and works like a little cracker. I am going with good 7 out of 10 for Death at a Funeral. It has nothing anything great but it is quite recommended if you are looking for some harmless fun on a lazy holiday.

Eight out of ten well deserved. For such a recent movie, it's still got the classic British humour, sometimes a little predictable, yet still it is a well-thought plot with attention for detail.Real British scenery, top acting, really nice anticipation on certain clichés. My only remark on this, is that certain characters may have been worked more thoroughly, except for the main character(s), most characters have got a rather dull personality or we don't get to know them.Another merit is the use of limited cast/extras and locations, the making of the movie was probably not excessively expensive, and therefore a very good outcome in comparison with the input.