Eulogy

Eulogy (2004)

  • 32% of critics liked it
    (34 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (8,629 ratings)

Writer/director Michael Clancy makes his feature film debut with the black comedy Eulogy. Zooey Deschanel plays Kate Collins, an unhappy college student who is made even more unhappy when her grandfather (Rip Torn) dies. Even though the entire family hates each other, they reunite at the home of… More

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R, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By
Michael Clancy
Written By
Michael Clancy
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 15, 2004 Wide
On DVD
Feb 8, 2005
Lions Gate Films

Critic Reviews

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    Eulogy is dead on arrival.

  • Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

    When a filmmaker is savvy enough to hire Torn to play an eccentric codger, then has him do little more than play dead in a casket, he has a lot of learning to do.

  • Lou Lumenick, New York Post

    That Eulogy has any laughs is largely a testament to the understated Romano -- he and Deschanel are the only ones in the cast who aren't straining to be funny.

  • Jan Stuart, Newsday

    Romano's caveman-ish line readings are perfectly pitched.

  • Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter

    The terrific ensemble cast finds the right deadpan tone to deliver the dysfunction.

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  • Jim H


    A dysfunctional family gathers for the patriarch's funeral. With the characters' convoluted plotlines, even a trite voice over and an awkward framing narrative can't save this film. By the time I figured out who wanted what, who was related in to whom, and what the… More

  • Jeff "


    Eulogy is one bizarre comedy that brings a lot of laughs. When the patriarch of a dysfunctional family passes on, his family gets together in the same house the funeral and all hell breaks loose. With Eulogy you have a wonderful cast that are all funny in their own way. Eulogy is one… More

  • Leigh R


    Totally cute. Kind of weird when Zooey, known for her quirky roles, was the normal one in this. I thought it was funny and dark. Very offbeat but loveable.

  • James A


    About 3 ok laughs but overall a complete miss.

  • Drew S


    Funny, if not excessively mean, Eulogy is a good way to spend 85 minutes. It's a solid black comedy romp with possibly the most lesbians I've ever seen in a feature-length film. I'm probably going to hell for actually liking Ray Romano in something, but c'est la… More

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