Death at a Funeral - 5150

Amazon.com 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 When the patriarch of a dysfunctional family dies, his funeral service becomes a full-blown circus. Chris Rock, Luke Wilson and Martin Lawrence head an all-star cast in this outrageously dark comedy.
ASIN: B00275EHHS
VSKU: 5ALWH000093V_ns
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Chris Rock|Martin Lawrence|Tracy Morgan|Regina Hall|James Marsden|Peter Dinklage|Zoe Saldana|Columbus Short|Luke Wilson|Loretta Devine|Ron Glass|Neil LaBute
Binding: Dvd