Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Blake Rivera If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

SnoopyStyle Daniel (Matthew Macfadyen) and his wife Jane (Keeley Hawes) live in his father's home. Jane is eager to pay the deposit for their new flat. The father dies and they hold the funeral at the home. The day starts off badly when the wrong body arrives. Friends Howard (Andy Nyman) and Justin (Ewen Bremner) pick up Uncle Alfie. Justin is only there to chase after Martha. Daniel's cousin Martha (Daisy Donovan) is moving in with Simon (Alan Tudyk). Sandra (Jane Asher) is the widowed wife and Robert (Rupert Graves) is the self-obsessed writer son who refuses to do the eulogy or pay for his half of the funeral. Everybody wants the successful writer Robert to do the eulogy. Martha innocently takes a pill from her pharmacy student brother Troy (Kris Marshall) for Simon. It's a drug specially designed by Troy and Simon doesn't react well. Along with a cavalcade of family and friends, mysterious stranger Peter (Peter Dinklage) shows up with a secret about the father although Daniel keeps ignoring him.This is a fine British farce. There are some fun wacky stuff in here but no big laughs. The actors work well together. They are all good at inhabiting their roles and make each one memorable. It's a lot of chuckle worthy individual performances especially Tudyk.

Rickting Death at a Funeral is a British black comedy about some very bizarre events which occur at a man's funeral. DAAF is very much a British comedy film, based around embarrassment, awkward situations and a dry, dark sense of humour. The film could easily be replicated on stage, and is refreshingly low key. Being British myself, I love this kind of humour, but this film is sometimes an example of too much of a good thing. Much of the time, the jokes are too subtle to get, and the film doesn't always succeed in making its awkward moments funny and it just becomes cringe-worthy instead. The film takes a little while to get going and there aren't always that many laugh-out-loud moments, but it's still a good film and well worth watching. The acting is all-around awesome with the wonderful Peter Dinklage being as brilliant as ever, many of the gags are very effective and there's a delightful mix of intelligent jokes and surprising tension. It certainly has its flaws, but it is underrated and the American remake (I haven't seen it yet) was the film I was far more aware of. Watch without seeing the trailer or knowing anything about the plot, and the film's many twists and turns will hit even harder. 7/10

David T I was a bit anxious about this little shocker as it seems to have most reviewers here polarised. I understand that a lot of the actors used in this abomination are 'top notch' British actors, if this is the case, why would they have agreed to be in it? The humour is loud, obvious and not funny. The dialogue is laboured and predictable, it's full of clichés. The main characters seem to be a pack of wealthy stupid Hooray Henry types. The father, whose funeral it is, had a midget lover who turns up with the intention of extorting them, please. Then he passes out and is placed in the coffin with his dead lover? I just can't see how people could possibly find this entertaining? I guess it could have been worse, it could have had Hugh Grant in it...

bugandlolly Yup, I give this film a 10! I absolutely adored it. Incredibly funny, wonderfully acted, amazing cast and a simply brilliant screenplay. It is a farce but never goes over the top and I found myself laughing out loud, something I seldom do. I love, love, LOVE Peter Dinklage! I discovered him in the "Station Agent" (another excellent film that I highly recommend) and I intend to check out all his films, but the entire cast is marvelous. The story is one that easily could have devolved into slapstick but never does and the results are hilarious. This is a clever, well acted, well directed film that not only leaves you smiling but ready to watch it again and again and again because it is simply so much fun. All the characters are charming in their own way, even the villainous Dinklage, who is certainly the "dark" character but who is far less villainous, if you listen to his reasoning, than he might initially seem. How often are viewers given the chance to watch an utterly engaging comedy that portrays people as they so often are, a muddle of good qualities and not so good qualities, the stuff that makes us all human. This is a quirky, offbeat film that I would recommend to anyone in need of a good, light hearted laugh and aren't we all?