The humor in Death at a Funeral builds on the appalling circumstances of a funeral at which the wrong body is delivered, a mysterious midget shows up demanding a share of the estate and one attendee is dosed with a hallucinogen that causes him to insist that the coffin is moving. Each of Death at a Funeral’s gags is funnier and more unsettling than the next. An adept cast of British actors (which will be mostly unfamiliar to American audiences) flawlessly tackles jokes that are occasionally subtle, but more often depraved.
