Eulogy Review

Eulogy puts “the fun in funeral” apparently. I assume that this quote, which can be found upon the back of this film's DVD box, is meant to imply that that Eulogy is an amusing film, but some further language analysis reveals just how stupid this quote is.

First off I would like you to swallow your immediate distaste that has risen from reading the quote and focus purely on the language. The word funeral is pronounced “fune-er-al” and not “fun-er-al”, so if we look at this quote objectively, it appears to imply that Eulogy puts a sound, which previously was not featured in the word funeral, into the word funeral; making the word sound something like “fune-fun-er-al”. I assume.

Sorry about that. The success of other critics frustrates me, as do the quotes featured upon the back of DVD boxes, and sentences implying that funerals are fun.

So, I assume that you've realised that Eulogy is meant to be a comedy by now. The job of a comedy is to make you laugh and forget the worries of the world, correct? Even most dark comedy is so far detached from the real world that it still makes you forget your problems, and laugh at the absurdity of the characters. Eulogy achieves this, at times.

In the times when Eulogy manages to actually be funny, it is impeccable. The acting and the script are perfect, sharp, and witty, however when Eulogy isn't funny, it is awful. The witty dialogue turns into drawn out sequences of people getting stoned, which could only be funny to people who are stoned, and the acting turns to an unintelligible, yet star studded, mess.

Basically Eulogy is a hit and miss comedy, like Little Britain, The League of Gentlemen, and most dark comedy. I would recommend it 'cause it puts the fun in "fune-fun-er-al".

Shut up, I'm allowed to be bitter.

7/10