A young man inherits a nearly bankrupt funeral home from his estranged father. He falls in love with the alluring young mortician, only to find out she's offing people to keep the place in business!
More twee than any movie about serial murder has a right to be.
– Jim Ridley,
L.A. Weekly,
30 Oct 2008
fresh:
Too competent as a Fargo-esque indie murder comedy to dismiss (yet too dull to fully embrace), the Canadian Just Buried yields serviceable results from material that's got rigor mortis.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
1 Oct 2008
fresh:
Its ability to maintain such a pleasant facade in the midst of so much gruesomeness may be the creepiest thing about it.
– Jason Anderson,
Globe and Mail,
25 Jul 2008
rotten:
Has its wonky charms, but suffers from trying too hard to be quirky.