Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral (2007)

Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes, Andy Nyman, Daisy Donovan, Alan Tudyk, Peter Dinklage

Death is an extremely troubled and complicated time for the family and friends of the deceased. This is the lesson that the characters of "Death at a Funeral" come to find out as they try to proceed with a funeral in lieu of the crazy and unbelievable mishaps that keep presenting themselves as obstacles. The movie provides some undeniably hilarious sequences, including one of the funeral goers unknowingly dropping acid, the wrong corpse being brought to the funeral and a cranky old men wreaking havoc on the guests (to name a few). The film continually adds to the absurdity of the situation, that the audience cannot help but find the film funny from beginning to end. The only weakness of the film comes at the end, when the movie takes an unnecessary detour into the realm of sappy resolutions that seem more like a quick fix than an appropriate ending. All in all, the movie is genuinely funny and will surely provide much needed entertainment.