Product: Death At A Funeral [Blu-ray] (2007)
Rating: 4.0
Fun for Every Black Comedy Fan
I watched part of the first Death at a Funeral, online, after the remake came out, and a friend suggested I see the original. After a few minutes, I decided that I had to have the DVD.A family suffers the loss of its patriarch and attempts to have a dignified service. It doesn't quite come off without a hitch. (The first sign that there might be problems is the funeral home bringing the wrong body to the funeral.) This story has sibling rivalry, inadvertent drug abuse, unrequited lust, marital discord, pre-marital discord, nudity, hypochondria, a profane senior citizen, and an attempt at a double burial.I love British comedies, but, strangely enough, the best part of this one is the appearance of Alan Tudyk --born and raised in Texas-- playing the part of a fiance. He's brilliant, as usual. If I had my way, I'd cast Tudyk in every comedy for the next several years. Another delight is Peter Dinklage (playing the same part in the remake, by the way). As the bemused but determined stranger to the funeral "party," he is quietly (and sometimes not so quietly) hilarious. (I'd cast him in every comedy for the next several years, too.)Recommended. ****