The Burial Society

I was pleasantly surprised in seeing this movie. I have a fascination with such things as the way a culture honors its dead and so I liked the movie from that standpoint, as it shows the great care and devotion given to the preparation of a body for burial in the Jewish faith. There were some interesting twists and turns, which took me by surprise. The main character is a nebbish, but I suppose that is exactly what they wanted for this role. There is poetic justice involved, which also struck my fancy, that there is law and order to the universe. Great care is given to the scenes involving the preparation of the body. I also thought the actors who played the Jewish men who prepared the body, were all very believable characters and probably veteran character actors, which gave their delivery much weight. The crooks looked like crooks too, so good casting was involved.