Lamar Reviews - "The Burial" (Airdate 10/27/2023)

Lamar Reviews - "The Burial" (Airdate 10/27/2023)

This should be the shortest movie review in history. I should just say, Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones together on the same screen, and 5 Budweisers. Now, go on about your business.

But I won’t, because I want to talk about it. This is a movie that is based on a true story, and if you check the facts, you will find that is closer to the true story than most movies that make that claim. This movie takes place in 1995. We are introduced to Willie Gary, played by Jamie Foxx, in the pulpit of a church preaching a sermon. To say he was on fire would be an understatement, to a criminal degree! He was so powerful with his message; I had my own hands up wanting to testify!! We then see him in a courtroom representing his client in a personal injury case. When he finished telling the jury what a sorry excuse for a human being his client was, I thought instead of a settlement, he was going to jail. BUT!!! I will let you see for yourself. Willie Gary is great at two things, charming juries, and winning cases. Then we are introduced to Jeremiah O’keefe, played by Tommy Lee Jones.

This man will never get the credit he is due for his talent, and it is nobody’s fault. Maybe it is all the iconic characters he has played, and the years he’s been doing it, but it appears he is doing nothing. He shows no sign of putting forth any effort. It is almost as if he is just taking up space. Without saying a word his facial expressions, his demeanor, and the very breaths that he breathes changes the room that he is in and seems to control the entire scene. And to top it off his low-key minute reaction to what the other actors are saying makes them look like Oscar winners. OK, yes, I am a fan. Jeremiah owns eight funeral homes, and a burial insurance business. Jeremiah is a quiet family man, a war hero, and a solid good person, refuses to be disrespected by anyone, who just wants to provide for his children.  When times get hard, he cannot keep the required amount of money in the insurance company’s bank account. Jeremiah is forced to reach out to big Canadian company that is buying up independent funeral homes in America. He makes the deal, but the deal never closes. Jeremiah feels like something is fishy. He hires the flashy over the top Willie to represent him.

The movie is on Amazon Prime, it is 2 hours and 6 minutes, Rated-R for Language.

Foxx and Jones are accompanied by Jurnee Smollett that plays Jeramiah’s opposing counsel, Alan Ruck, who plays Jeremiah’s lawyer and longtime friend, and more. The entire cast is great, the chemistry between Tommy Lee and Jamie Foxx is fantastic. I hope they find something else to work together on in the future.

This is 2 hours of heartwarming fun that comes right into your living room. I loved it!

My Score: 5 Ice Cold Budweisers

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