No rite of passage reopens family wounds like a good old funeral (except perhaps a wedding). As arrangements for the main event are made, family grudges are slugged out in one-on-ones and tag team matches. This afro-centric dramedy from veteran producer/director Doug McHenry revolves around the dysfunctional Slocombs, who specialize in below-the-belt punches but occasional score with verbal jabs and visual gags. After family patriarch Woodrow Slocumb succumbs to a stroke, his survivors gather at the small town homestead to prepare for "Daddy Bud's" wake and funeral under the watchful eye of Reverend Hooker (Cedric the Entertainer). The feuding family includes Daddy B...
Released:
2001
Rated:
PG
Length:
95 mins