Death at a Funeral
- Director: Neil LaBute
- Writer: Dean Craig
- Producer: Dean Craig; Glenn S. Gainor
CGiii Comment
3 years after the diabolical [English language] original...comes this unnecessary re-make - African-American-style...
It is a diminutive version of the original - still objectionable and more moronic.
The epitome of pointlessness.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body; a cousin gives her fiancé a Valium from her brother's apartment, not knowing her brother is dealing drugs - it's LSD and the fiancé arrives at the funeral wildly stoned; Aaron's younger brother, Ryan, a successful writer, flies in from New York broke but arrogant; one uncle is angry over his daughter's choice of boyfriends, and the other is cranky and coarse. Add an ovulating wife, a jealous ex-boyfriend, and a short stranger who wants a word with Aaron - what could he want? Would another death solve Aaron's problems? And what about the eulogy?
Cast & Characters
Keith David as Reverend Davis;
Loretta Devine as Cynthia;
Peter Dinklage as Frank;
Ron Glass as Duncan;
Danny Glover as Uncle Russell;
Regina Hall as Michelle;
Kevin Hart as Brian;
Martin Lawrence as Ryan;
James Marsden as Oscar;
Tracy Morgan as Norman;
Chris Rock as Aaron;
Zoe Saldana as Elaine;
Columbus Short as Jeff;
Luke Wilson as Derek;
Regine Nehy as Martina