DEATH AT A FUNERAL
4 out of 5 stars

your favorite film critic is BACK! (and here’s a review of a movie i watched on my lovely vacation in TX…)



this is the british remake of death at a funeral, and boy, does it make you LAUGH. for those of you know who don’t know the plot: (i’ll just refer to all the characters in the movie by their real names, since i can’t seem to remember their characters’ names) chris rock’s father just passed away… he’s stressed out because he has to pay all the funeral expenses, deal with his crazy family members, deal with his wife who’s trying to get pregnant, and on top of everything, a lil’ midget dude wants to blackmail him with photos of his father in a very compromising “position.” plus, there’s “valium” and poop that make this movie COMEDY GOLD. we have a stellar cast of comedians including chris rock, martin lawrence (aka MAR-TAN), danny glover, tracy morgan, columbus short… i feel like the only person missing from this cast is terry crewes or ice-cube. then again, maybe the producers didn’t want it to be another friday after next, the funeral edition… :P


best scenes: tracy morgan and the poo situation, james marsden on “valium”- especially when he’s on the roof naked and singing amazing grace to his in-laws to be, peter dinklage’s character high on “valium”, chris rock and martin lawrence’s “brotherly love”, and just the entire premise of trying to pull off a funeral for a loved one and then dealing with all the shit that happens in between…


but, hahahaha. best line is:


elaine: oscar, you’re going to be a father.
oscar: (high on “valium”) i’m pregnant?


;)