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Death at a Funeral

2010

Neil LaBute

Loretta Devine, Peter Dinklage, Danny Glover, Regina Hall ...

4.6

4,678

Comedy A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies. A hilarious day in the life of an American family come together to put a beloved husband and father to rest. As mourners gather at the family home, shocking revelations, festering resentments, ugly threats, blackmail and a misdirected corpse unleash lethal and riotous mayhem.

	Author	Review
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"The only death at this funeral was that of a good movie."	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Oh, I know a lot of 'Death at a Funeral' is in very bad taste. That's when I laughed the most (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"Think of 'Death at a Funeral' as a comic quickie. As it presses buttons, a few laughs come out, but that’s all there is to it."	NEU
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"A strained, mirthless remake of a comedy that wasn't terribly funny to begin with."	NEG
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"[Dean Craig] penned both versions. But he fails to take advantage of the opportunity to tighten and refine a script that, while funny in spots, never overcame the utter transparency of its plot mechanics"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A ropey British movie from 2007 has duly become a ropey American remake in 2010 (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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