Death at a Funeral **1/2

Directed by Frank Oz.
With Mathew McFayden, Keeley Hawes, Andy Nyman, Ewen Bremmer, Daisy Donovan, Jane Asher and Peter Dinklage.
Released 2007.
Seen on DVD.

Vulgar but with some very funny bits. As the title says, there is a funeral which is set at the house/mansion of the the dead man's son's home/mansion. At this funeral a variety of unfortunate and embarrassing disasters happen. And that's the plot.

It's an ensemble effort. There are at least 6 or 7 characters that share time on the screen. Some of the better characters and bits include the young fiance of woman who's father is brother of the deceased. The father hates him and the fiance is a bit of a neurotic wussy. They pick up her brother who is an aspiring pharmacist and deals with illicit drugs too. The woman gives the fiance a little Valium to calm his nerves, but it's actually a powerful hallucinogenic. So this wimpy guy is totally stoned at the funeral. He is very funny, and his eyes actually look like he's stoned.

There is another character who is hypochondriac and is totally annoying at first, which of course is the point. But he starts becoming really funny when the events of the funeral start overwhelming him. He starts to have this glazed eyed look of resignation.

The movies not a life changing event nor is it important or art, but it is fun.