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Death at a Funeral (2010)

Chris Rock , Martin Lawrence , Neil LaBute  |  R |  DVD
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, Regina Hall, James Marsden
  • Directors: Neil LaBute
  • Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, French
  • Dubbed: French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Sony
  • DVD Release Date: August 10, 2010
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00275EHHS
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,749 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Death at a Funeral" on IMDb

Special Features

Commentary with Director Neil LaBute and Chris Rock
Deleted Scenes
Family Album
Death For Real
Death at a Funeral: Last Rites, Dark Secrets

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Less than three years after the 2007 Brit-com Death at a Funeral hit theaters, this remake offered a nearly scene-for-scene variation on the original. Once again a family has gathered for the dignified memorial service for a patriarch: older son (Chris Rock) has prepared a eulogy; younger son (Martin Lawrence) has flown in on his celebrity as a bestselling author; favorite niece (Zoe Saldana) has brought her fiancé (James Marsden, flipping out), unaware that he has accidentally ingested a hallucinogen manufactured by her pharmaceutically minded brother (Columbus Short, from Cadillac Records). You know, the usual fare for a funeral. The wild card is a stranger (Peter Dinklage, the only member of the cast to repeat his role from the 2007 film) who has something urgent to impart to the two sons. There's nothing terribly elevated about the slapstick, and one particular scatological sequence tests the boundaries of the bearable (30 Rock's Tracy Morgan, in his usual unbounded form, takes the brunt of this scene). The unexpected director is Neil LaBute, who shows off his sense of comic timing and keeps the whole apparatus moving along briskly. In addition to the relatively subdued lead turns by Rock and Lawrence, the big cast includes Danny Glover, Regina Hall, Luke Wilson, and Loretta Devine. It is almost irrelevant to debate whether this version improves or deflates the original; both hit their marks, deliver the broad yuks, and leave behind a mostly mechanical feel. But the job is accomplished--now rest in peace. --Robert Horton

Product Description

Death at a Funeral is a hilarious day in the life of an American family come together to put a beloved husband and father to rest. As mourners gather at the family home, shocking revelations, festering resentments, ugly threats, blackmail and a misdirected corpse unleash lethal and riotous mayhem.

Customer Reviews

Sorry, I can't recommend this movie, not even for a few laughs. Irfan A. Alvi  |  24 reviewers made a similar statement
The original was really funny. goldengrain  |  19 reviewers made a similar statement
Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence,Loretta Devine and the whole cast were funny. Judy Castleberry  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
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26 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Death at a Funeral April 16, 2010
Format:DVD
Aaron is a well-mannered and hard working young man, married to Michelle, and still living at his father's home. When his father dies, it is up to Aaron, the oldest son, to organize the funeral and give the eulogy. The funeral takes place in his father's home and Aaron tries to put on an appropriate expression on his face to welcome his relatives, including his famous writer brother Ryan and his father's friends. But preserving a civil atmosphere will be a hard thing to do, especially, when from the very start, the undertaker makes a horrifying mistake.

This movie has almost a scene-by-scene remake of a 2007 British movie with the same title, I think it's funnier than the original, it's due in large part to the strong cast and screenplay that makes this movie funny. Overall, "Death at a Funeral" is an excellent movie that is well worth watching if you want to have a laugh or a ton of laughs.
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21 of 28 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Skip this and go back to Oz July 22, 2010
Format:Amazon Instant Video
Are you kidding me?!

I caught this flick at a friend's house (read not by choice) and when I saw Peter Dinklage reprising the very same roll of Peter from the original Frank Oz production of 2007 I asked my friend to turn it off. This film is a complete exercise of futility.

The art of the ensemble is something Frank Oz handles with deft hands. Oz understands the importance of chemistry and timing in comedy - subtlety. Three years later and Sony releases a near `frame by frame' remake that exemplifies all that can go wrong in an ensemble work. No matter how talented a cast - a director (Neil LaBute) should facilitate a comedic ensemble by stressing underplay and nuance. In this remake LaBute looses or exercises little control and we end up with a one-upmanship mash up that is simply not funny. I was actually surprised that this was a LaBute film as he has a strong talent for controlling and facilitating the emotion in an actor's performance (I had the opportunity to see Sigourney Weaver in "The Mercy Seat" a devastatingly rich performance that highlights his skill as a performance driven director).

Bottom line is this film made me angry. I was angry that Sony, Labute, and Dean Craig (the writer on both versions of this film) felt it was necessary to rework the property into a dumb downed in your face version for an American audience.

My friends and I did watch the remainder of the Labute version and subsequently the Oz version - all prefer the Oz version if for nothing else than it is a genuinely funny and entertaining ensemble comedy.

I feel Labute should stay away from re-visioning films that work in their original state - as "The Whicker Man" and this death are potential career lowlights.

I give this film one star for the tremendously talented and funny cast whose directed performance was the true death at this funeral of a film.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars May be a naive review January 9, 2011
Format:DVD
So, I did not watch the British version of this movie before watching this one; that being said, I thought this movie was laugh out loud hilarious! This movie was perfectly casted with some big names and excellent actors who brought the script to life. In my opinion, Tracy Morgan (ala 30 Rock) steals the #1 spot of funniest character, with James Marsden (ala X-Men trilogy) in a close second, and the crazy uncle played by Danny Glover in third. I don't really understand why people have rated this movie so badly, other than that maybe the British one is better. All comparisons aside, this is a well-written and well-acted comedy, unlike most these days, and is worth watching. RECOMMEND
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5.0 out of 5 stars Death at a funeral
Fantastic!!! Greatly funny....Peter Dinklage at his best!!! Loved it. Gave this copy to my nephew.I had already seen it...He loved it!
Published 9 days ago by Marta I. Skelton
2.0 out of 5 stars dieing is a part of life
I think anyone who says you should cry at funerals is a peace of garbage but hey thats only my way of thinking
Published 24 days ago by Corey Cote
5.0 out of 5 stars Death at funeral amazing!!!
The movie is funny and amazing as always Chris Rock and others actors are awesome in this movie whatever could go wrong in a funeral did and of course it was funny...
Published 26 days ago by Pspoilbrat
2.0 out of 5 stars Tasteless comedy
This review is a note for myself. All of these notes will provide a one-liner in the title to summarize my feelings of the film.
Published 1 month ago by Gene Kim
5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh Your Ass Off Funny
This movie is just too funny. I've seen it before and it was so great that i had to buy it and i thought where's a better place than to buy off amazon. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Kelly Burns
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Funny funny funny. This is a really funny movie with a great cast. Nonstop comedy by some of the greats
Published 2 months ago by D Bow
4.0 out of 5 stars Death at a funeral
Very, very funny. Sensitive issues dealt with cleverly in spite of unnecessary vulgarity in dialogue. Many unexpected shifts in the plot.
Published 2 months ago by Judith A. Wade
5.0 out of 5 stars movie
one of the funniest movies i have watched in a long time. super actors. everyone i talked into watching the movie loved it, good job
Published 2 months ago by mary granger
3.0 out of 5 stars It was okay!
I don't know, this movie made me laugh and all, but I think it was a little gross in the one bathroom scene with Danny Glover, and that part could have been avoided. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Unknown
3.0 out of 5 stars Bought as a gift
Bought this for an older parent who thoroughly.enjoyed the movie. Martin Lawrence can be funny in the right role for his personality
Published 2 months ago by Danny Doyle
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