Product: Death At A Funeral [Blu-ray] (2007)
Rating: 3.0
Definitely funny, but...
I'm a long time fan of British comedy, so when I stumbled across this at my local video store I was hooked. My initial impressions during the first third or so of the film were not particularly favorable. I thought it was very slow to get moving, and had a rather grim cast to it, which makes sense given the subject matter but did little to suggest anything comedic.Gradually, though, the story begins to build up a head of steam and by about the midpoint of the movie the laughs are coming with greater force and frequency. The uniquely British humor eventually reaches a mighty crescendo with a raucous, if somewhat predicable, denouement. At points it gets a little dark, in others a bit slapstickish, and in others downright crude. Overall, though, I believe most viewers will find this a very entertaining tale if you can hang in through the first 20-30 minutes, which are rather dry. On a final note, this is definitely not suitable for children due to liberal use of colorful language.