Death At a Funeral (American) [M]

Aaron has always lived with drama and dysfunction, but whilst attempting to plan his father’s funeral, he encounters much more than he can take. Between being bitterly jealous of his younger brother, finding out some rather unattractive secrets about his father, and being blackmailed for everything he’s got, this is shaping up to be the longest day of Aaron’s life. 

The only reason I hired this movie was to see the yanks tackle a British comedy classic and fail epically. I mean, come on, the slogan on the front cover says “the Brits made it funny, the yanks make it hilarious”. I don’t care where you’re from, that’s effing blasphemy! Granted the film did coax some giggles out of me, but that was only because of James Marsden who was the only thing worth watching in this massive flop of a film. 

Aaron has always lived with drama and dysfunction, but whilst attempting to organise his father’s funeral, he encounters much more than he can handle. The funeral is a disaster from the word “go” and each new disaster gets more and more extravagant. Between being bitterly jealous of his younger brother, worrying about a drugged out future in-law, learning some unattractive truths about his father, being blackmailed for everything he’s got, and learning that he has to pay for everything, this is shaping up to be the longest day of Aaron’s life. 

I’m sorry, but no one does comedy like the Brits. There is just no comparison. This remake of a comedy classic was just an embarrassment. 

I distinctly got the feeling that none of the actors were enjoying what they were doing and had only eyes for the pay cheque at the end of it. The only thing that made this film worth watching was the genius of James Marsden who plays the drugged-out future in-law. He was the only person who actually delivered a performance and seemed to put effort into it. My hat goes off to you James. 

Starring James Marsden, Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Danny Glover, Peter Dinklage, Loretta Devine, Keith David, Tracy Morgan, Luke Wilson, Regina Hall, Columbus Short, and Zoe Saldana, Death At a Funeral was 88 minutes of copycat yank shite that really was a waste of time. I still maintain that this film was blasphemous and a disaster from the start. I have no desires to watch it again any time soon.