Product: Death At A Funeral [Blu-ray] (2007)
Rating: 4.0
Hilarious!
My family elsewhere and drawn a brilliant British cast, I took myself to the cineplex one hot afternoon last summer to see Death at a Funeral. I'm a bit of a fuddy-duddy when it comes to the 'frat boys' bathroom humor that pervades so many comedies (and this one does have one scene I could have done without) but I found myself laughing out loud throughout the movie, as was everyone else in the theater. I'm a big fan of Matthew Macfadyen and his real-life wife, gorgeous Keeley Hawes, both of whom played against type as the dull and diffident hero and his dowdy wife. This film is perfectly cast--a true ensemble piece--but American actor Alan Tudyk (with perfect Brit accent) steals the show. Still smiling at the memory of the outrageous but hilarious plot and many of the beautifully played scenes, I purchased the DVD so friends who missed it in the theater can see it.