Genre: Dark comedy
Rating: ***.5/*****
Too often have we heard or made remarks about the British as having a ‘stiff upper lip’, or being such humourless people, but over here, their austere and dignified exterior makes the film all the more hilarious. A funeral is associated with black, austerity, sombreness and grief. But over here, it is delightfully peppered with incidents… Ranging from the mortifying scene where a future son-in-law accidentally gets ‘high’ on drugs and ends up climbing the roof naked, to the awful discovery that the dignified deceased had was gay and had an affair with a midget, the endearing Uncle Alfie and the obnoxious ex-ONS. It’s both mightily entertaining with a poignant touch, as the family unites in the face of various adversities. The central message of this film, as portrayed by the speech that David (?) makes as he is enraged by the chaos at the funeral – That everyone has their flaws and imperfections, but it only matters that one does his best and lives a good life.