Death at a Funeral is a farse set at an English funeral directed by Frank Oz (yes Miss Piggy). The various family members are all characters. The oldest is played by Matthew Macfadyen (Mr. Darcy from the most recent Pride & Prejudice) is the straight man, he's strapped for cash for a down payment on a flat so he and his wife can move out of his parents place. His brother is a famous writer living in New York, an ocean away from his family. There's the hypochondriac who has to take care of the wheelchair bound uncle and the ugly guy using the funeral as an opportunity to hit on women.
While the Brits all do a fine job, the film is stolen by two American actors. Peter Dinklage (from The Station Agent and Elf) plays a friend of the deceased who the family doesn't know. Alan Tudyk (Wash from Firefly) plays the boyfriend of a cousin nervous about meeting the parents. He accidently takes an hallucinogen and while you can guess where that goes each scene is laugh-out-loud funny.
Death at a Funeral has some slow points and is a bit predictable, but it also has some wildly funny moments. Definitely fun.
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