James Marsden (as judged from the trailer) does a shitty job at the role that Alan Tudyk performed so perfectly. Tudyk was hilarious. I laughed so hard I cried. Take a peek at the trailer for the 2007 version here. Oh yeah, did I mention that? This new movie is a remake of a movie not yet 3 years old.
Part of the hilarity of the original is that it's this uptight, proper family - and then all this crazy shit goes down...at a funeral. So you have solemn event + uptight family + accidental drug use + blackmailing by a little person. The new one takes a funeral in a family that doesn't appear to make anything very solemn, nor appears very uptight at all, add drugs and blackmail...well, doesn't sound like that big of a deal to me, honestly.
So if you've never heard of the original 2007 version of this movie and thought that the trailer for the new version seemed mildly funny, I highly recommend renting the original. Then you can decide for yourself if it's worth your time to watch what appears to me to be a mediocre remake.
(And I'm sorry, I have to say it again - James Marsden does not even hold a candle to Alan Tudyk in this role...)
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