when it come to cult film maker abel ferrara and people seem to either love his work or hate it . i think some of his film be great but some be just rubbish . fortunately the funeral be far from be rubbish and but then it not great either . set in new york in the 1930s and the film centre on an organised crime family and head by brother ray ( christopher walken ) and chezz ( chris penn ) who be set to bury their young brother johnny ( vincent gallo ) . a johnny wake progress the two remain brother reflect on his life and try to track down his killer . the film be pretty well make and and benefit from strong performance all round . it main defect be that the film tend to lose focus and go off at tangent ( scene where johnny attend a communist rally be pretty pointless ) . also and a in many ferrara film and there be a very blatant religious subtext which sometimes get in the way of the drama . also and be warn that there be a lot of pretty brutal violence in this film . if you like gangster film ( and obviously if youre a ferrara fan ) give this a go . it worth try anyway just for the quality of the performance .