Metacritic Movie Ratings
Death at a Funeral Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 88

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  I laughed all the way through, in fact. This is the best comedy since "The Hangover," and although it's almost a scene-by-scene remake of a 2007 British movie with the same title, it's funnier than the original.

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• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Reveling in mess and homegrown multiracial mayhem, Death at a Funeral finds a new lease on life.

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• 75

  out of 100

  ReelViewsJames Berardinelli

  Death at a Funeral does what a good comedy is supposed to do: generate laughter. The humor gradient is lopsided - the second half, which builds comedic momentum, is significantly funnier than the first half, which is mostly set-up. Still, any such unevenness aside, the overall impression is one of enjoyability.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The only death at this funeral was that of a good movie.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  But nothing taps his own particular talents to unsettle audiences with truly edgy material. Funeral gets no more edgy than a potty joke and a corpse tumbling out of a coffin. This is nothing more than juvenile slapstick.

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