Thursday, October 18, 2007

DEATH AT A FUNERAL




Comedy

PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Matthew Macfadyen: Daniel
Keeley Hawes: his wife Jane
Daisy Donovan: Daniel’s cousin Martha
Alan Tudyk: her fiancé Simon
Kris Marshall: Martha's brother Troy
Peter Egan: Martha’s father
Andy Nyman: friend of the family Howard
Ewan Bremmer: Martha’s wanna-be suitor Justin
Peter Vaughan: crotchy old Uncle Alfie
Rupert Graves: Daniel's brother Robert

REVIEW
Is it too much to expect a film promoted as a comedy to be funny? The first smile (not even a laugh mind you) came 55 minutes into the film. Not surprising when you look again at the title: like what is funny about a funeral anyway?
Right from the get-go it is apparent this is no knee-slapper. And it just gets worst from that point onwards despite the inclusion of rude, vulgar potty-humour, attempts at slapstick and pratfalls that are supposed to make you laugh. Well they don’t.

CLASSIFICATION
for language and drug content.

FOR NITPICKERS ONLY
Troy puts a bottle of pills on the kitchen table just beside another one. Even though no one approaches the table until Martha does, 6” or more now separates the two pill bottles.

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