Death at a Funeral

I was able to get out of the house and see "Death at a Funeral" the other night. I had heard mixed reviews about the movie, but definitely wanted to see it for myself. This movie had a GREAT cast! including Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Danny Glover, Zoe Saldana, James Marsden, Luke Wilson, Colombus Short and many more! I've been noticing a lot of the upcoming movies have amazing casts with many well known stars coming altogether, and I think it's exciting!

The movie surrounds the death and funeral of Aaron's (Chris Rock) father. It's taking place in the home where he lives with his mother and wife. Aaron's mother is extremely upset and is cheered up when her younger son (Martin Lawrence), shows up. He's a best-selling author and lives in California. He's well-liked and respected because of his books and Aaron is living in competition with him. All of their relatives come to the funeral to show their respects and encounter numerous problems that make the movie so hilarious! The family comes together to help each other when things go wrong, while most of the other guests are left wondering what is happening.

My favorite dilemma is when Oscar (James Marsden), who is Cousin Elaine's (Zoe Saldana) white boyfriend, is given pills before arriving to the funeral to calm him down. Elaine gives them to him thinking they are valium, while they are waiting for her brother to get dressed. At the funeral, Oscar is acting very strange and Elaine's brother Jeff (Colombus Short) informs her that they are a big mix of drugs and that Oscar is high as a kite. This brings many funny situations that were laugh out loud funny.

I think that Danny Glover did a great job playing grumpy Uncle Russell. Throughout the movie he was cousin Norman's (Tracy Morgan) responsibility and annoyance. The way the two interacted was fun to watch, except for one part where human waste was involved.

There were countless bad situations made into humor for the audience, and in the end everything was figured out and okay. I liked the movie from start to finish, probably because I was laughing so much! If you like comedies and are familiar with the actors of this movie, it is a great movie for you to see!