Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 08/17/2007(USA
Release Date: 02/26/2008
SubTitles: English/Espanol/Cantonese
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS2.0
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Flags: Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: MGM
This nutty British
comedy observes with jet-black humor the myriad outrageous calamities that befall an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when its patriarch dies an unexpected death. Soon, every complication imaginable -- including the wrong corpse in the coffin, the accidental consumption of hallucinogenic drugs, and the disclosure of the deceased's closeted homosexuality -- befall the grief-stricken mourners. The funeral commences at the family estate, with the arrival of younger son
Daniel (
Matthew MacFadyen), who has long felt uncomfortable around his cocky, licentious novelist brother,
Robert (
Rupert Graves) -- and thus dreads seeing him. Meanwhile,
Daniel is also struggling to adhere to promises he's made to his wife (
Keeley Hawes). Also arriving at the house are cousin
Martha (
Daisy Donovan) and her intended,
Simon (
Alan Tudyk), who embarrasses just about everybody, including himself, by accidentally consuming a strange drug that inflicts him with wild delusions and gives him an uncontrollable penchant for exhibitionism. But the event that truly turns the family members onto their ears is the arrival of a dwarf (
Peter Dinklage) who speaks openly of the patriarch's secret passions, which included dressing up in a kinky gladiator outfit and watching young men skinny-dip.
Frank Oz (
In & Out,
Bowfinger) helmed the film, while
Dean Craig authored the script.
~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
