"DEATH AT A FUNERAL" *****5 STARS

I have to give Chris Rock's new movie "Death at a Funeral" my highest score 5 stars! This movie is the funniest movie I've ever seen in my life. I have never gone to a film and laughed from beginning to end, yes it was that funny just non-stop laughter!!! The movie is about relatives who've come to pay their last respects to a man who was a well respected businessman in the community.

His oldest son Aaron (Rock) and his wife Michelle (Regina Hall ) live with his now deceased father and his mother Cynthia (Loretta Devine). The funeral is being held at the family home and a number of relatives and unexpected friends stop by. There's a conflict between Aaron (Rock) and his younger brother Ryan (Martin Lawrence) who's a successful author because most people expect Aaron's famous brother to do the Eulogy but (Aaron) Rock plans to do it. 

Aaron's (Rock) cousin Elaine (Zoey Saldana) shows up with her brother Jeff (Columbus Short ) a Pharmacy student and new boyfriend Oscar (James Marsden ) who's high because she gave him one of her brother's Valiums but it was really acid so he's "tripping out" at the funeral.

There's Luke Wilson's character Derek who had a fling with Elaine (Saldana) but she was never interested and still isn't but her father invited him to the funeral hoping he will break up the new couple.

There's Uncle 
Russell (Danny Glover)
who's basicaly a crabby old Geeser in a wheel- chair and Norman (Tracy Morgan) who's a long-time family friend is asked to pick him up from the nursing home . There are some hilarious scenes with these two that are so funny it made you feel like you were going to pass out from laughing so hard.

Then there's the arrival of a mysterious guest, a dwarf  Frank (Peter Dinklage) an old friend ofAaron's 


(Rock) father that no one knew about, but the nature of their relation-ship and why he's' there turns the funeral upside down. Aaron (Rock) is just trying to keep the situation from blowing up in everyone's face. I also have to mention in keeping with the title that the situation gets so out of hand that someone else may die at this funeral too.

"Death at a Funeral" does it's job as a comedy. Think about the fact that this movie is centered around a family funeral, which is usually not a funny storyline but this amazing ensemble cast delivers and the script is genius! We've all seen family members like this in our own lives so it's easy to relate to the characters. Bring your tissue because you'll have to wipe away the tears! This movie is the funniest movie of the year!

(R) Hilarious Comedy

1hr30min

5Stars*****