"Death at a Funeral" DOA
Death At A Funeral Opens today at Showcase, Brighton, Quality Jeff Meyers Review by Jeff Meyers of the Metro Times Grade: C
You know something is wrong when a movie is filled with some of the biggest black comedians in Hollywood and the white guy who played Cyclops in the X-Men (James Marsden) steals the show. And with lame LSD jokes, no less.
A black-faced remake of the 2007 British farce with the same title, "Death At A Funeral" stoops extra low for a few additional laughs but ends up feeling just as stale, schematic and predictable as Frank Oz's original. Hollywood's designated misanthrope Neil LaBute ("A Company Of Men," "Your Friends & Neighbors") is the gun-for-hire director, delivering a snappier pace but only occasionally delivering the yucks. It's not entirely his fault. Dean Craig's sagging script is pretty dire, offering him only a hand full of comic set pieces.