A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.
It's no classic, but it did prompt me to watch those great old Ealing Alec Guinness comedies again.
– Mark Bourne,
Film.com,
4 Mar 2008
fresh:
Scatological grue, nudity, swearing, drug-taking and the chance to watch two grown men wrestle a midget...
– Jonathan Crocker,
Time Out,
1 Nov 2007
rotten:
Death at a Funeral might have been made in the 1960s, not to be released until well past its stale date.
– Susan Walker,
Toronto Star,
12 Oct 2007
fresh:
Weighing in at a brisk 90 minutes, the picture does have the advantage of brevity, and on screen no less than off, there's much to be said for a quick send-off.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
12 Oct 2007
fresh:
Death at a Funeral may be the funniest movie ever set in such a deadly serious setting.