Death at a Funeral

So, after hearing great things about this movie, I decided that it would be worth a shot. Truthfully, I am not a giant fan of British comedy. Don't get me wrong, I loved Shaun of the Dead and I worship Monty Python but for most British humor, I feel it is hit or miss (that is why I won't go see the new Bean movie... the first one wasn't half bad but this one just reeks of failure). However, this movie seemed much less British humor and more Dark/Black humor. And that, my friends, is my favorite comedy genre. My parents and I were the only people laughing inside a full theater of college students when we went to go see House of 1000 Corpses. Hell, I don't even know if Rob Zombie would classify his movie as a comedy, but it sure as hell made me laugh a lot. Anyways, this movie started out brilliant and the comedic recipe for disaster just never ended.

It was your typical dark comedy but the acting made it brilliant. Take a horrible situation, in this case, the death of a family member, add tension between family members, skeletons in the closet, hallucinogenic drugs, a gay midget, and some of the most horrible circumstances you can dream up, add them all together and you can somewhat understand the bizarre absurdity that this movie put forth. If you see this move, expect top notch acting from Alan Tudyk (If you do not know who he is... Think Steve the Pirate in Dodgeball or Wat in A Knights Tale) and Peter Dinklange (Don't really know of him in any other context besides the midget in Nip/Tuck). One series of horrible events after another made this movie one worth seeing.

However, a word of caution. Not many people would feel the same way about this movie as I did. If you are sensitive to topics such as sanctity of death, homosexuality, drug use, or any of these mixed together... This movie is NOT for you. You have to walk into this movie suspending reality and not judging it based upon the circumstances. If you do, you will probably hate it. So, in homage to the British; this film is the dog's bollocks and you'd have to be barmy and blinkered to skive it and Bob's your uncle.

Overall: 4.5/5