2007   USA Death at a Funeral
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Director:Frank Oz
Studio:Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Writer:Dean Craig
IMDb Rating:7.3 (39,249 votes)
Awards:2 wins
Genre:Comedy
Duration:90 min
Languages:English
IMDb:0795368
Amazon:B00005JPRZ
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Frank Oz  ...  (Director)
Dean Craig  ...  (Writer)
 
Matthew Macfadyen  ...  Daniel (as Matthew MacFadyen)
Keeley Hawes  ...  Jane
Andy Nyman  ...  Howard
Ewen Bremner  ...  Justin
Daisy Donovan  ...  Martha
Alan Tudyk  ...  Simon Smith
Jane Asher  ...  Sandra
Kris Marshall  ...  Troy
Rupert Graves  ...  Robert
Peter Vaughan  ...  Uncle Alfie
Thomas Wheatley  ...  Reverend Davis
Peter Egan  ...  Victor
Peter Dinklage  ...  Peter
Brendan O'Hea  ...  Undertaker
Jeremy Booth  ...  Mourner
Oliver Curtis  ...  Cinematographer
Comments: From director Frank Oz comes the story of a family that puts the F U in funeral.

Summary: Though it doesn't hit the same comic heights as Bowfinger, Death at a Funeral is a fun little romp. Granted, not all of the characters are meant to be humorous, like Daniel (Matthew Macfadyen, Pride & Prejudice) and his wife, Jane (Keeley Hawes, Tristram Shandy), straight-faced foils for the more over-the-top performers. After Daniel's father passes away, the couple offers to host the funeral, so all his relatives descend on the family abode, including Daniel's estranged brother, Robert (Rupert Graves, V for Vendetta). The mood is already tense when their cousin, Martha (Daisy Donovan), arrives with her nervous fiancé, Simon (Alan Tudyk, Serenity). On the way over, Simon takes a Valium that's actually a hallucinogenic concoction cooked up by Martha's pharmacology student brother. By the time they arrive, Simon's inhibitions are gone with the wind. Other guests include Uncle Alfie (Peter Vaughn) and an uninvited American mourner (Peter Dinklage). By the end of the movie, one of these individuals will be dead. Though he's worked in the States for several decades, director Frank Oz was born in the UK, and Death at a Funeral feels like the work of a British filmmaker. As drawing room comedies go, it may not rival Arsenic and Old Lace, but it's still funnier than most. If the film has a flaw, it's one misjudged moment of scatological humor, which is sure to induce more cringes than giggles. Fortunately, it's over quickly, and Tudyk's hilarious performance provides ample compensation. --Kathleen C. Fennessy


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