Review of Ed And His Dead Mother

Introduction

Director Jonathan Wacks` 1992 black comedy "Ed and His Dead Mother" stars Steve Buscemi, Ned Beatty, Miriam Margolyes and Sam Jenkins. The film tells the story of Ed (Buscemi), who`s mother (Margolyes) died a year ago and whom he misses dearly. A salesman calls at Ed`s workplace and makes him an offer he can’t refuse – his mother back the way she was, and Ed hands over the cheque to complete the deal.

However, will the salesman`s claims turn out to be as they seem – "too good to be true"?

Video

"Ed and His Dead Mother" is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen and is of pretty good quality throughout. There is little or no sign of grain or dirt and the image is sharp and colourful throughout.

The film is well made, but not especially visually exciting, with the majority of the action taking place in either Ed`s home or his hardware shop.

Audio

The soundtrack comes in Dolby Digital 2.0 and, like the video, is of a reasonably good standard, despite the lack of multichannel surround sound.

The emphasis of the sound is squarely on the dialogue and it is easy to understand at all times – so you`ll have no excuse for not laughing at the numerous hilarious gags!

Features

Aside from the trailer, the disc is feature free, but given the very low retail price, this is not a major problem.

The disc is housed in a silver Amaray case, which contains an insert detailing other movies in the range.

Conclusion

I`ve never watched "Ed`s and His Dead Mother" before and I really wish that I had – it`s a very entertaining movie that had me laughing out loud on many occasions!

I don`t think I`ve ever seen Steve Buscemi give a bad performance and this movie is no exception with Ned Beatty, Miriam Margolyes and Sam Jenkins also turning in great performances.

The script is also great, with plenty of laughs, and some great unexpected gags thrown in for good measure.

The picture is good, as is the soundtrack - despite is being in Dolby Digital 2.0. There aren`t any extras, but at £9.99 this is a film well worth getting your hands on.