Death at a Funeral (Blu-ray) R
Last rites... and wrongs.
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 31 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: June 7, 2011
- Originally Released: 2007
- Label: Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Rupert Graves & Matthew Macfadyen | |
Performer: | Peter Dinklage, Alan Tudyk, Daisy Donovan, Jane Asher & Andy Nyman | |
Directed by | Frank Oz | |
Screenwriting by | Dean Craig | |
Composition by | Murray Gold | |
Produced by | Sidney Kimmel | |
Director of Photography: | Oliver Curtis |
Entertainment Reviews:
I hear the script was funny, which is hard to believe: this is grim, misjudged and seems to go on for ever.
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Daily Telegraph (UK)
3.5 stars out of 4 -- The lack of propriety and solemnity is precisely what makes this comic farce so uproariously funny.
USA Today
Death At A Funeral is a perversely absurd, funny, quirky, HILARIOUS comedy. Death can be funnier than life.
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Behind The Lens
Rating: 2/5 --
Scientists believe that black holes can slow down the progress of time. A similar effect can be felt by viewers of this damp squib of a farce as it grinds on from one lame set-up to the next.
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Guardian
Rating: 2/4 --
Proves you can spell funeral without 'fun.' [Blu-ray]
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Groucho Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- Impeccable comic timing ensures the gags flow fast, while some delightfully ludicrous predicaments keep things fresh.
Empire
Rating: 4/10 --
Lazy comedy, and it's only made passable mainly by its manic cast and pace.
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Window to the Movies
Product Description:
Written by Dean Craig and directed by comedic veteran Frank Oz, DEATH AT A FUNERAL finds a well-to-do British family attempting to bury their patriarch amidst a backdrop of secrets, revelations, rivalries, and illicit pharmaceuticals. While the dutiful Daniel (Matthew MacFadyen) stoically contends with major roadblocks in planning his father's funeral, including being presented with the wrong body, others connected with the family have catastrophes of their own, including the anxious Simon (Alan Tudyk), who is engaged to Martha (Daisy Donovan), and mistakenly takes a hallucinogen to calm his nerves. Lurking in the background is a mysterious stranger (Peter Dinklage) who threatens to send the chaotic proceedings over the brink.
A charming mix of high- and lowbrow humor, DEATH AT A FUNERAL is a lively farce that makes the most of its hijinks-filled script and topnotch cast. In addition to excellent performances by MacFadyen (PRIDE & PREJUDICE) and Tudyk (SERENITY), the film features fine turns by Donovan, Andy Nyman, and former Swinging London sweetheart Jane Asher. Easily Oz's best movie since the giddily silly BOWFINGER, DEATH showcases the director's knack for working with large ensembles, and will appeal to fans of his earlier romp IN & OUT, as well as to aficionados of biting British comedy.
A charming mix of high- and lowbrow humor, DEATH AT A FUNERAL is a lively farce that makes the most of its hijinks-filled script and topnotch cast. In addition to excellent performances by MacFadyen (PRIDE & PREJUDICE) and Tudyk (SERENITY), the film features fine turns by Donovan, Andy Nyman, and former Swinging London sweetheart Jane Asher. Easily Oz's best movie since the giddily silly BOWFINGER, DEATH showcases the director's knack for working with large ensembles, and will appeal to fans of his earlier romp IN & OUT, as well as to aficionados of biting British comedy.