The Funeral

1996

Action / Crime / Drama

12
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 67% · 34 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 9911 9.9K

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Plot summary

After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.

Director

Abel Ferrara Photo
Abel Ferrara

Top cast

John Hoyt Photo
John Hoyt as Big John
Benicio Del Toro Photo
Benicio Del Toro as Gaspare
Christopher Walken Photo
Christopher Walken as Ray
Victor Argo Photo
Victor Argo as Julius
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875.13 MB
1280*688
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   gr   it   ro   es  
25 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 8
1.58 GB
1912*1028
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   gr   it   ro   es  
25 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 12

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jannagal 7 / 10

Bury Our Sins?

The Funeral is a dark and gritty story that plumbs the characters in a New York band of criminal brothers. It doesn't have the romantic sweep of a Godfather movie, nor the rawness of Scarface. But it does have great acting: the cold, sinister aloofness of the leader-brother(Christopher Walken); the raging insanity of the bartender-brother(Chris Penn); and, the cockiness of the younger communist-influenced brother. Annabella Scioria as the wife with a tortured psyche who "had two years of college", and Bennissio del Toro, as the suave and slick rival mobster round out the terrific cast.But the movie does have some problems. The abrupt, "surprise" ending is consistent with the arcs in the movie, and is supported by trends in the characters' developments, but seems unsatisfying. Also, long philosophical conversations between killer and victims seems unrealistic. While these conversations(and flashback sequences) give insight into characters, it just doesn't seem likely.Watch this movie if you are a fan of crime/Mafia films, and you can enjoy a thoughtful introspection of characters and relationships between characters. Don't watch it if you want to see a "thrill-a-minute", or explosions every other scene.
Reviewed by RobertF87 7 / 10

Interesting, if Uneven Gangster Drama

When it comes to cult film-maker Abel Ferrara, people seem to either love his work or hate it. I think some of his films are great but some are just rubbish. Fortunately "The Funeral" is far from being rubbish, but then it's not great either.Set in New York in the 1930s, the film centres on an organised crime family, headed by brothers Ray (Christopher Walken) and Chezz (Chris Penn) who are set to bury their younger brother Johnny (Vincent Gallo). As Johnny's wake progresses the two remaining brothers reflect on his life and try to track down his killer.The film is pretty well made, and benefits from strong performances all round. It's main defect is that the film tends to lose focus and go off at tangents (scenes where Johnny attends a Communist rally were pretty pointless). Also, as in many Ferrara films, there is a very blatant religious subtext which sometimes gets in the way of the drama. Also, be warned that there is a lot of pretty brutal violence in this film.If you like gangster films (and obviously if you're a Ferrara fan) give this a go. It's worth trying anyway just for the quality of the performances.
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