Death’s a bitch
An extravagant comedy starring Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence and Danny Glover.
Rock plays Aaron a depressed family man whose father has just died. On the day of his father’s funeral, which is to take place in Aaron’s home, a gathering of family members should be the perfect place for him to grieve the passing of his dad, whilst comforting his nearest and dearest. However, peril and disaster strike in multiple places, causing chaos at the funeral, which becomes a wild spectacle and reveals some deep family secrets.
Run-of-the-mill comes to mind when thinking about this movie; it delivers the comedy as you know it will, offering up mishaps and OMG moments, without putting much thought into it. Some of the dialogue is very funny in places, in particular Glover as a grumpy old man, but for the most part it seems extremely well-worn.
Rock delivers a decent performance as the film’s “hero”, whose journey through the film becomes the main focal point in terms of anything to take away from the movie, but without giving the ending away, the moment of truth where Rock confronts his problems is cliché-ridden and painful to watch.
Nothing too interesting going on here, but if you fancy some cheap laughs and an easy watch, then this is probably more interesting than a funeral…probably.
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