A hit and a miss

The miss: Rey's Restaurant in Cary. Trusting our local food critic, Greg Cox, four of us dined tonight at this place. Greg, who's usually quite reliable, let us down this time. Our meal was decidedly mediocre, with the sides--garlic mashed potatoes and au gratin potatoes--and the chicken and andouille gumbo being the strong points. Spend your money elsewhere.

The hit: Death at a Funeral. You know from a very few minutes into this movie exactly what type of film it's going to be, and you can guess most of the plot complications, but none of that ends up mattering. The film executes with enough style, the largely British cast is so good, and the grace notes plentiful enough that you'll find yourself laughing madly many times during the movie. Check it out.