just watch it!

Absolutely amazing

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

I'm usually a fan of dramedies that involve family troubles and the hardships that come with loving your parents and siblings but also being annoyed to no living end with them but "Eulogy" was just so bland and flavorless.The script for the film is just weak and sparsely sprinkled with unfunny jokes. They are so unfunny that I found myself getting into an internal debate and question whether what I saw was intended to be funny or was just something spat out on to the script page. Then you have one-dimensional characters that were written without anything neither interesting about them nor deep enough to be relatable and likable. Finally, you have a cast who really, really looks like they just don't give a flying flip about what they are making. It really made for a film that was just one long experiment in boredom and was incredibly tedious. It's a shame because there's decent actors in it and it might have been better if more care was taken with the entire product.

Dysfunctional families dealing with the loss of a member and uncovering their skeletons in the closet while burying the deceased isn't news on film. There's comedies about it, drama as well and the mix of both. "Eulogy" tries the latter resulting in something that is eternally confusing, loudly funny in its first minutes then the laughs are fading away the more its conclusion approaches. The patriarch (Rip Torn) has died and now his sons (Hank Azaria, Ray Romano and others), his suicidal wife (Piper Laurie) and other members of the family have a lot of things to do, including dealing with each other in the worst possible way since they can't bear one another. The only one with some decency is the granddaughter (Zooey Deschanel) chosen to deliver the eulogy on the grandfather's funeral, amazingly waited because later there'll be the reading of the old man's testament. Writer and director Michael Clancy's proposition is to deliver the highest amount of unbelievable yet sometimes hilarious situations ever presented on screen. Women's fight; the horny pre-adolescents sons of Azaria making fun of the family; fine, they're great provider of laughs but other "jokes" like the suicide attempts of the matriarch doesn't cause any effect on the viewer. And it's a pity that there isn't enough space to treat serious subject in a serious manner, just a little.Good film but a small, almost insignificant work for a great cast in average roles. Higher note than the one I'm giving is a mere exaggeration, it's not that brilliant. It's just fun at certain parts. 6/10

The dysfunctional family has proved bountiful fodder for many a movie. The problem with "Eulogy" is that once it begins to veer towards parody, it begins to loose touch with its audience has becomes progressively less and less funny.It's a great pity since "Eulogy" boasts an interesting cast who all deliver top notch performances. Deborah Winger is a delight, as too are Hank Azaria and Zooey Deschanel. Even Ray Romano effortlessly shrugs off his Raymond persona in a nicely delineated performance. Clearly as a director Michael Clancy is doing something very right, but as a screenwriter he pretty much sinks this one.Pity….

This movie manages to put across a strong point without all the usual soppy stuff. There are some of your expected twists. But not once did i find myself thinking "well i have seen this before...". Because there really is no time for that. The movie will have you guessing all the way through, "what is this all leading too?".The story moves fast and you have to be very awake to keep up with what happens. There are many little clever quirks and remarks that you will need to pay attention too. It helps add to the meat of the movie.The characters are portrayed excellently by the cast. From the young to the old. The casting is excellent. This is a good movie for those who think they have family issues...