Review of Funeral Kings (2012) by Kurt B — 05 Mar 2013

Slightly "Stand By Me", very enjoyable.

This review of Funeral Kings (2012) was written by Kurt B on 05 Mar 2013.

Funeral Kings has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Teresa R (102) on 01 Sep 2013

Fun and entertaining. The young actors in this film are great and funny…

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By Raphael Y (82) on 26 May 2013

Comédia simpática que conta a adolescência de 4 garotos coroinhas em uma cidade americana…

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By Drew Mcweeny (622) for HitFix (861) on 13 Mar 2012

Funeral Kings is confident and controlled and, with an unabashed vulgarity underscoring everything, about as pure a piece of movie memory as…

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By Kristi M (192) on 07 Aug 2013

This was supposed to become an American copy of Scandinavian cinema…

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By Cole E (60) on 06 Dec 2013

The acting is actually pretty solid and the filmmakers show some promise, but the movie runs out of things to say in a matter of minutes and…

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By Oscar G (193) on 31 Jul 2013

The movie works because of the hilarious and realistic way it portrays these 14 year-olds…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 11 Jan 2013

No, Funeral Kings isn't quite dead on arrival -- but it's not too far from needing life support…

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By Jim L (613) on 16 Feb 2014

You could name this Stand By Me 2 - it is a great story and excellent acting…

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By Geedup (96) on 28 Mar 2013

14 year olds that curse during a course of a week's activities of unusual events. Other than that, I can't say much more about this movie…

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By Cory S (140) on 16 Aug 2013

With a Tomatometer of 88% I expected better, but there were parts that were especially endearing if you grew up boy in suburbia America…

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