The Funeral 1996

Critics score:
79 / 100

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Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: [Ferrara] still finds sharp new ways to explore the nuances of a trite-sounding story. Read more

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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Now here is a gangster movie that does not want setups or payoffs like traditional gangster movies. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Film after film, Ferrara and St. John are finding new ways to scream. Read more

Time Out: A brilliant, very visceral piece of film-making with an infectious strain of morbid humour. Read more

Emanuel Levy, Variety: Though directed in different style, thematically, this period movie is a companion piece to King of New York and The Bad Lieutenant, forming an urban crime trilogy and representing Ferrara's best work. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: You're engaged on a moral level rarely found in movies about violence. Read more