From DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY and THE LOVED ONE to the recent DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU, the grim reaper has been the star of a surprising number of very dark and often very funny movies. But a comedy about death is a difficult thing to pull off: The very premise comes with a built-in challenge to filmmakers to demonstrate exactly what's so funny about the saddest thing most of us will ever experience. Despite a game British cast, this tedious effort from American director Frank Oz has a hard time making its case.
One would think that a funeral that begins with the delivery of the wrong corpse to the suburban London home where services are planned for that very m...
Released:
2007
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins