Review of Funeral Kings (2012) by Jim L — 16 Feb 2014

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

This review of Funeral Kings (2012) was written by Jim L on 16 Feb 2014.

Funeral Kings has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Mark Olsen (451) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 18 Nov 2012

The easygoing charm of Funeral Kings and its impulse toward honesty over overstatement robs the film of true dramatic tension, and a number…

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By Do You Even Jay C (118) on 21 Feb 2014

Scattered, fairly boring, borderline unlikable, and unsure of itself only knowing that it wants to be somewhere between Superbad and Stand…

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By David U (652) on 05 Nov 2012

(Funeral Kings was shown as part of the Rhode Island International Film Festival) The directing duo of Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus begin…

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By Joshua L (2,111) on 01 Oct 2015

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 26 Jul 2013

Of all the coming-of-age films set among adolescents at Catholic schools, this is one of the most heartfelt and charming, not to mention one…

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By Jonny C (355) on 17 Sep 2015

Funeral Kings is a movie that I happened to find on Netflix with nothing else to watch, so I gave it a chance It had like 4.1 stars in Netflix…

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By Stevaisal G (18) on 28 Apr 2013

One of the funniest movies about selfish, vulgar, horny 14-year-olds in quite some time…

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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 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 Victor D (139) on 27 Feb 2013

Funeral Kings was pretty great…

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