A Successful Remake!! (Death at a Funeral)

It's something about going to a midnight show, especially when it is a comedy. If you were sleepy before this movie you no longer will be. On late last night/ early morning I was able to catch the new comedy Death at a Funeral.

Aaron (Chris Rock) is a well-mannered and hard working young man, married to Michelle (Regina Hall), and still living at his father's home. When his father dies, it is up to Aaron, the oldest son, to organize the funeral and give the eulogy. The funeral takes place in his father's home and Aaron tries to put on an appropriate expression on his face to welcome his relatives, including his famous writer brother Ryan (Martin Lawrence), and his father's friends. But preserving a civil atmosphere will be a hard thing to do, especially, when from the very start, the undertaker makes a horrifying mistake. And Ryan wants to be the celebrity of the event without paying for anything. But those incidents are only minor compared to the information that Aaron and Ryan get from Frank (Peter Dinklage) the mysterious dwarf who is attending the funeral and nobody seems to know.

After watching this movie you will truly realize to "just say no to drugs". Each family member or family friend has some kind of quirk that makes them unique to the film. You can definitely tell that the characters truly embraced their role and enjoyed it at the same time. All in all I will say this is not a PC movie, but it doesn't need to be (Its black humor). Sometimes we miss out on "laugh out your chair" comedy, this movie was an example of not trying hard to be funny. Everything truly flowed.

Ok yeah it's the same story, but TRUST me from the clips of the original that I have seen this new one boosted it with many more enjoyable laughs. From what I could gather in the original in the first 10 minutes one couldn't tell weather they were watching a comedy or a tragedy. The all star cast did a great job bringing a new life to this movie. And for one who has not seen the original I thought this was a pretty good flick. Literally from beginning to end, I was dying laughing. Trust me when I tell you there is a little bit of everything in this movie. You can't help but lean back and say I got a family member just like him or her. And I will say this please watch out for Danny Glover's character (Uncle Russell) trust me he did it for me (LMAO)!!!

This is what you call a great remix/remake worth watching! When you go, you will definitely have fun!


Grade: B+