“Eulogy”

By Richard Pulfer

Every character of the black comedy “Eulogy” can be described in two words: cliche or annoying. The story of an oddball cast of cliche or annoying family members arriving at the funeral of its enigmatic patriarch, “Eulogy” builds and builds upon a punch-line which never comes. Although the movie boasts the likes of Ray Romano, Hank Azaria and Famke Janssen, their presences make very little difference when they embody characters that are either marginalized or stereotypical. All two of the DVD’s special features come in two flavors: “Deleted and Extended Scenes” and “Deleted, Extended and Alternate Scenes.” Why the producers of this DVD used two categories for what is basically the same thing is beyond me. These two strikingly similar categories add a total of four new scenes to the DVD and only serve to make the film worse by measure. The only event where “Eulogy” might be worth your time is on cable, with a cautious hand on the remote.