Fresh
It's no classic, but it did prompt me to watch those great old Ealing Alec Guinness comedies again.
Mark Bourne, Film.com
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Death at a Funeral
Overview
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.
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Fresh
Scatological grue, nudity, swearing, drug-taking and the chance to watch two grown men wrestle a midget...
Jonathan Crocker, Time Out
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
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
Fresh
Death at a Funeral may be the funniest movie ever set in such a deadly serious setting.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
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