My Movie Review: Death at a Funeral

My Movie Review: Death at a Funeral

2.5/5

Opening Statement: A re-make of Frank Oz's british comedy, Death at a Funeral takes place all during the morning of a funeral home. Where they are invovled in slapstick and stick situations, including the blackmail of their father by a gay midget, and other relationship issues that inappropriately take place for such an event.

Whats Good? It's a lot like the original. I put that in the good section because I thought the original was good, and I knew with a three year difference there wasn't much of anything new they could do. The original is hilarious, so since this is a lot like it, it often is hilarious, some of the pleasent awkwardness that not only takes place on screen but in you is a neat touch to a very original idea, that is complimenting the writer of the original. So basically if you are going to take someones idea and do the same thing with a different cast, this was a good idea to take. All the charm is there, and the acting isn't to over the top like you'd expect from some of these actors. All around it is a very funny story and it has a heart to it too.

Whats Bad? It's a stolen idea. There is no originality here, and that's not necessarily bad because I think if they tried to do different things the movie would've truly failed. I loved the original, but unfortunately it is a forgettable movie, this one is going to be extra forgettable for me. Sometimes they add new dialogue, and it is not really funny. Some shots at laughter are failed. It is the IDEA of the movie that is funny, the AWKWARDNESS that is funny, not the loud random comments the characters make. The director honors Oz by not making a flop out of his crude, original idea. But it is short of what i'd call a good movie, and I don't know if I could recommend it.

Consensus: Pick one. The original or this one. They are pretty much the same thing, and they are funny. The story is fresh, the dialogue is lame. I'd suggest the original a little more. There are better comedies out there than this though, maybe rent this movie.

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Death at a Funeral 3.5/5