Product: Death At A Funeral [Blu-ray] (2007)
Rating: 3.0
A Wry Grin but Rarely a Good Belly Laugh
"Death at a Funeral" perhaps conjures up images of "Three Funerals and a Wedding". This is most unfair. "Death at a Funeral" is poor imitation of its predecessor. Many in the cinema where I saw this film roared with laughter. I was left somewhat cold.Although a very British comedy, "Death at a Funeral" simply fails to deliver. The essence of the story is the death of a man of about seventy whose funeral is being held in the family home. An eclectic group of mourners arrive including a lawyer off his face with acid, a dwarf gay lover and other assorted family eccentrics. Their various mishaps did sometimes cause a wry smile but, overall, the humour was laboured. British humour has much to offer. It is typically far more subtle than its American counterpart which tends to rely too much on the obvious. Yet, somehow, this film just failed to deliver.Perhaps, I'm just a party pooper? Equally, perhaps this film just doesn't quite click. You be the judge. I suspect though that it's the latter. That is, there is something missing. It doesn't quite click.