The Death of Stalin

Clever ruthless thugs plan a funeral full of yucks, then do some housekeeping (out with the old, in with the old). The one-liners are hilarious, but hard to laugh at sometimes because they catch you mid-gasp. A cautionary tale.

Very interesting story and the acting is great, but it wasn't as funny as I hoped.

P - Great fun, steers a steady course of comedy through the horrific blackness of what's going on. Backstabbing, conniving, everyone out for themselves, but of course it's all for the party. Excellent performances throughout, but especially from Steve Buscemi as Khrushchev. Unanimous.

A lot broader than the Thick of It but still pretty funny.

Is it ethical passable to laugh and make fun about Stalin, a dictator who is responsible for the death and suffering so many humans? I do not know, therefore you have to watch the movie yourself. You do not have to be a historian to understand or enjoy the movie, but it may help to know some background about the Sowjet Union. During the viewing a laughed plenty of times; most of the jokes are, for my taste, intelligent ones. No fart or poop jokes.

The Death of Stalin is dysfunctional as a historical biopic, limiting one to drawing feeling, rather than fact, from the events depicted. It's also distracted as a comedy, though the satire is nonetheless present and effective in hindsight. It seems that while trying to succeed as both comedy and biopic it winds up falling a little short in both camps. Still, I think it's worth watching for its small triumphs and every laugh that lands.

Hilarious, surreal, bizarre, witty.

maintains the farcical chaos of The Thick of It but lacks the same level of humour. just didn't find it funny or entertaining for the most part

Fun even if you are unfamiliar with the history.

Comedic in a way that the naive can never find as comedic: the performance of each character in giving praise, adoration, or even expressing grief for the demise of Stalin... despite the fact that they hated him and that they wanted their personal plans to advance and make sure that they rise to power.

Thoroughly entertaining, loses track for awhile 2nd Act, but top-notch script and performances.

Buscemi is great