Eulogy
In this wacky family comedy, the Collins patriarch has died, leaving behind a video will and an assorted bunch of nutcases, which makes strait-laced college student Kate Collins think she was born into the wrong family. Her father is a former child actor now making pornos. Her aunt Lucy is finally going to marry her long-time companion, Judy, which titillates brother Skip, the father of annoying twins who like the way their aunt Kate is developing.
The obnoxious Alice Collins annoys everyone with her insistence on pushing everyone's button, resulting in a hysterical fight at the dinner table with Lucy.
And Grandma Collins hangs out in the background, hiding her own secrets and doing a bit of master manipulation herself. Meanwhile, Kate has been given the awesome task of delivering her grandfather's eulogy; as she talks to her family to find out more about him, she learns more than she ever wanted to know, digging up secrets and coming to understand her relatives in ways she never thought possible.
Critic Reviews:
- " The ultimate eulogy here: A family's love isn't always expressed in hearts and flowers. Sometimes, nothing says “family” like dysfunction and the sting of a little rapier wit. " – Debbie Lynn Elias
- " [Has] a cast to die for and a bitter poignancy that imparts the sly and frequently mean-spirited wit with genuine feeling. " – MaryAnn Johanson
- " The terrific ensemble cast finds the right deadpan tone to deliver the dysfunction. " – Sheri Linden