Death At A Funeral (DVD)

Really well written and a superb cast mean that this is one deffinately not to be missed!

A family are simply trying to bury their father in an honourable and memorable sort of way, but a series of events ranging from the funeral parlour bringing the wrong coffin, to the deceaseds son-in-law-to-be accidentally taking rather strong narcotics and ending up naked on the roof. Not to mention the irratible vicar, the outrageous dwarf and a very angry old man!

A hilarous film loved by everyone except British film critics (who don't really know anything anyway! I mean... in what way was Atonement "Good"...! :~D )

Buy it now!

THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL MOVIE. It may not be a perfect movie, but it is a good movie. I went to see it on Saturday 3rd November with my husband. Everyone in the audience was laughing throughout... we loved it, and could not comprehend why, while USA and European critics have given Death At A Funeral the thumbs-up, many UK critics have slated it.

Death At A Funeral is a very sharp, modern comedy movie served up in the style of a traditional British sit-com. It starts off quite sedately, setting the scene for what you know is not going to be a straightforward, peaceful send-off for the patriarch of this dysfunctional English family. Without giving too much away, things begin to happen which bring a smile to your face because you can tell that chaos will certainly follow - and it does, with hysterically funny results. Gradually more and more bizarre and chaotic things happen, culminating in an outrageous climax and several shocking revelations.

This movie boasts an impressive cast, which includes Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes, Peter Dinklage, Rupert Graves, Alan Tudyk, Daisy Donovan, Andy Nyman, Peter Egan and Jane Asher. Matthew Macfadyen very was well-cast as the very sensible Daniel, who is very gamely trying to keep his head while everyone around him are losing theirs. When he is called upon to deliver a eulogy, it develops from a comically-bad, rambling speech into something very poignant, delivered in a breathtaking way that only Matthew M. knows how. Daisy Donovan was particularly funny as the story went on; her character gradually went from mildly-angry to fire-spitting rage. And Alan Tudyk... well, we could hardly breathe for laughing. To say any more would be to give too much of the plot away.

Sensitive, squeamish or profoundly-righteous people should not rush out to see this film. It is not always politically-correct and can frankly be gross at one point (which may have put some critics off)... but it is wickedly-funny with plenty of laughs, the cast is superb, the timing is spot-on throughout and the writing is pure comic genius. I urge the UK movie-going public to go and see this wonderful comedy, and make up their own minds. Or buy (or rent) it when it's released on DVD.

If only every movie could be as entertaining and funny as this one, the world would be a better place.

This film isn't well known but is well worth a watch. We were given the opportunity to view it at the cinema for free when it was first released and I was so glad we agreed to as it had us all in stitches - hilarious and outragiously funny!
I then reccomended it to my fiance who also enjoyed it. I'm buying it for him for xmas as he recently mentioned he'd like to see it again. Got a bargain for only £5, cheaper than play.com!
So grab yourself a laugh-out-loud comedy anyone can enjoy, you really won't regret it!

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This movie is surprisingly hilarious, no idea why it didn't have more promotion on its release - I'd never heard of it until recently. Came across this by accident and absolutley loved it. It is a classic british comedy, a bit slapstick maybe but enjoyable from the first moment until the end. If you like your humour politically correct this probably isn't the film for you but if you're in the mood for a decent comedy give it a go, I think you'll be glad you did. P.S. It is completely ok to laugh at other's misfortune.

I got this film because I like Matthew Macfadyen, but I was delighted to find that it's a great film and very, very funny. It actually made me laugh out loud several times, which is rare for me. The whole cast is brilliant and from the Gag Reel they obviously had a whale of a time making the film, which is probably why is works so well.

I can highly recommend this film to everyone! The subject matter may sometimes seem to be in poor taste at first, but all the plot twists are believable, at no point do you think "Oh, come on, I can't see that ever happening ...!"

And Matthew is just great!

Daniel is a decent young man, married to Jane, still living at his father's home. When his father dies, it is up to him to organize his funeral. On this painful morning, the suitable grave expression on his face, Daniel is ready to welcome his father's friends and relatives. But preserving the dignity inherent in such circumstances will be a hard task. Particularly with an undertaker who botches his work, the return from the USA of his famous but selfish brother, his cousin's fiancé who has accidentally ingested drugs, the presence a moron who takes advantage of the sad event to win back the heart (or rather the body) of a woman who is about to marry another, of a handicapped old uncle who is also the most unbearable pain in the neck. To cap it all, Daniel notices the presence among the mourners of a mysterious dwarf nobody else seems to know...

I first watched this film on a long-haul flight to New Zealand and laughed out loud at many of the scenes in the film, so I decided to get the DVD to show those at home.
It is a first-rate British cast and an amusing storyline about the strange happenings at a family funeral. The simple plot is easy to follow and once watched a few times it is the sort of film you might pass onto a friend.

Very simple, yet very funny. Great English actors. LOL humour. Definately worth watching! Sort of film you can watch again & again

I LOVE BRITT COMS! AFTER READING THE RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT THIS MOVIE I DECIDED TO BUY IT. WELL AFTER DAD'S ARMY, 'ALLO 'ALLO & KEEPING UP APPEARANCES I WAS RATHER DISAPPOINTED. THIS MOVIE WAS A BUNCH OF ODD PEOPLE AT A FUNERAL. I KEPT WAITING FOR GOOD BITS BUT I FOUND THIS MOVIE LAME AND LACKING. EVEN MONTY PYTHON IS SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN THIS MOVIE. SORRY TO SAY I WASTED MY MONEY!

This movie was Very Funny and Very Easy to watch. It's typically British and the characters are well developed considering the nature of the film.

It's by no means a classic, but very worth your time.

Death at a funeral isn't going to stand out to you as the best film ever made but it is very funny and is guaranteed to get a laugh out of anyone!

Much better than some other reviews say it is.

This film was slated by the critics and I think therefore they must have been watching a different film. Its fantasticly funny, well acted and well worth watching. You'll love it.

I did not know much about this film, but knew some of the actors had done comedy before.
I found it to be very funny and got better has the film continued. As you can guest from the title it's centred around the Father's Funeral, the Undertakers bring the wrong body to start with and have to rush back to get the right one.
A mysterious man, mistaken drugs, grumpy uncle and love sick idiot all go to making this film hilarious and side-splitting.