Death at a Funeral (2007)

Good concept, poorly executed.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

A dark movie, full of this delicious and dark British humour.Family meeting will always be a good subject for fictions, so much can happen in these events. As already told, this meeting should be a sad one, a moment to gather together to remember a father... well that's the theory. Forget the theory, after few moments, the only remaining question is : What next will happen in these crazy funerals...

A amateur drug maker "hides" his latest batch in an empty valium bottle then leaves the room. Two people enter the room and one person gives the other a pill from the valium bottle. They go to a funeral where the taker has hallucinations and very predictable stuff happens. Then at the end there is the compulsory morality speech. It is tripe and I would really like to see the notes that must have been made at the production meeting where someone agreed to stump up the money for this unfunny, drivel. It might be worth noting that Jane Asher has a range of own-brand cooking products that can be bought only at Poundland, for £1 each. And, because of the vapid nature of the writing quality used to make this production, Rupert Graves could easily be tempted to bring out an exclusive range of bin liners for sale in 99p Store or Matthew Macfadyen wouldn't say no if he was asked to be the front man for a range of one-use plastic food boxes.

Yup, I give this film a 10! I absolutely adored it. Incredibly funny, wonderfully acted, amazing cast and a simply brilliant screenplay. It is a farce but never goes over the top and I found myself laughing out loud, something I seldom do. I love, love, LOVE Peter Dinklage! I discovered him in the "Station Agent" (another excellent film that I highly recommend) and I intend to check out all his films, but the entire cast is marvelous. The story is one that easily could have devolved into slapstick but never does and the results are hilarious. This is a clever, well acted, well directed film that not only leaves you smiling but ready to watch it again and again and again because it is simply so much fun. All the characters are charming in their own way, even the villainous Dinklage, who is certainly the "dark" character but who is far less villainous, if you listen to his reasoning, than he might initially seem. How often are viewers given the chance to watch an utterly engaging comedy that portrays people as they so often are, a muddle of good qualities and not so good qualities, the stuff that makes us all human. This is a quirky, offbeat film that I would recommend to anyone in need of a good, light hearted laugh and aren't we all?

Basically, this movie is just a bunch of people, from the same family, who get together for the funeral of the patriarch of the family. But one of those people has a secret regarding this man.Now, the thing that I wanted to see in this movie was funny situations and the characters dealing with them in funny ways. An that's what I saw. The movie is well written, well directed, although i would have liked to see longer shots like moving into a different scene without cutting.' The acting is good too. Some of the character are pretty forgettable but there are some that I will never forget. Like Peter Dinklage's character. I mean the dude was funny as sh*t. Rupert Graves is good in the movie, you know Lestrade from BBC's Sherlock. He kinda reminded me of Barney Stinson. There's another dude, played by Kris Marshall and he's like a drug dealer, dude was good. And Wash from Firefly he's in this movie, most of the movie he's on drugs, but he plays it good.To wrap up the movie funny and good. That is all I have to say