
Overview
Genre :
ComedyRelease Date :
April 16, 2010MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Neil LaButeStarring :
Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, James Marsden, Zoe Saldana, Columbus Short, Kevin Hart, Danny Glover, Keith David, Luke Wilson, Regina Hall, Loretta Devine, Ron Glass, Peter Dinklage
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“..You can get away with almost anything in a farce except failing to be funny, and that's what kills "Death at a Funeral"..”
by Walter Addiego [San Francisco Chronicle]

“..There are some funny people in the lead roles, but these parts also require some acting chops, and sadly, none of them are up to the task..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News]

“..The only death at this funeral was that of a good movie..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Review rate : B-
“..The movie's big, talented cast, on the other hand, knows where the laughs are, and carries the movie as far as it can go..”
“..The movie's big, talented cast, on the other hand, knows where the laughs are, and carries the movie as far as it can go..”
by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]

“..It doesn't improve on the original, which wasn't exactly a classic despite its classic structure..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]

“..In the end, it's the audience who should be grieving..”
by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]

“..Funeral is funnier the second time around..”
by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]

“..Death at a Funeral does what a good comedy is supposed to do: generate laughter..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..An impressive American cast milks its share of laughs out of this slavish remake of a British farce..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter]

“..A well-made farce is like a catapult..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune]

“..A mixed bag, "Death at a Funeral" has moments of real wit - and moments when you envy the corpse..”
by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]

“.."Death at a Funeral" manages to find most of its fun through the interaction of its game cast, who clearly had a good time working together..”
by Mack Bates [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
“.."Death at a Funeral" is the movie version of karaoke..”
by Betsy Sharkey [LA Times]

“.."Death at a Funeral" is proof that a well-made screenplay is indestructible..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
“.."Death at a Funeral" is a strained, mirthless remake of a comedy that wasn't terribly funny to begin with..”
by Justin Chang [Variety]





