No, there aren't a lot of surprise giggles in it. But at this Funeral, the pleasure is in seeing those giggles coming.
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08/25/07
Death at a Funeral (2007)
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Reviews Counted:119
Fresh:75
Rotten:44
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Death At A Funeral is a rousing British farce, with enough slapstick silliness to overcome its faults.
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Comedies
US Box Office: $8,440,710
Synopsis: A dignified send-off for a loved one erupts into uproarious chaos when romance, jealousy, in-laws, hallucinogens, dark secrets, life-long yearnings and a spot of bold blackmail all collide in the... [More]
Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Rupert Graves, Peter Dinklage, Alan Tudyk
Director: Frank Oz
Reviews for Death at a Funeral
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08/25/07
Top CriticJust when you think things can’t quite get any crazier, they do.
08/25/07
The result is the best British comedy in years.
08/25/07
Writer Dean Craig creates a beautifully intricate farce, and it's how the interlocking pieces snap together that provide much of the mirth, rather than the sometimes stale gags along the way.
08/25/07
The comedy doesn't have much to say, but its humor is killer.
08/25/07
The movie is not always laugh-out-loud funny, but at least it never becomes tiresome or aggravating -- and that's more than a lot of comedies can say.
08/22/07
Death at a Funeral has almost no delightful machinations, no consistency of tone, no relatable characters, and worst of all, no funny jokes.
08/22/07
A well-stitched comedy that veers a little toward by-the-numbers but manages a few sweet surprises.
08/22/07
...it's like walking into a fancy restaurant and being served a dead rat: tonally inconsistent and sufficient to discolor the entire experience.
08/21/07
If, like me, you ever thought the supply of British comic talent was unlimited, here's surprisingly convincing evidence to the contrary.
08/20/07
This is classic British ensemble comedy in a traditional style, with wonderfully understated performances by everyone %u2013 except the unfortunate guest mistakenly high on acid.
08/20/07
I just found it tiresome and tedious and predictable.
08/20/07
Top CriticIt's sillier but funnier than Knocked Up, the summer's other notable comedy.
08/20/07
A standard but serviceable vulgar farce.
08/20/07
This is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen... [It's] practically Shakespearean in its exquisite foolishness and comedic intrigue...
08/20/07
There's no time to catch your breath; Death at a Funeral is that funny.
08/20/07
Thanks to its finely honed timing, hilarious one-liners, quirky characters and non-stop laughs, 'Death at a Funeral' is enormously funny.
08/18/07
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08/18/07
Top CriticI'm all for a good poop joke but just getting pooped on isn't itself funny. Especially when they spend the whole movie setting up the old guy and he needs help with the bathroom. Might as well send a telegraph.
08/17/07
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