Very funny and, despite the lack of a central plot, finds surprising truth in its characters.
04/20/08 03:51 PM
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
93 %
Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 13 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Rated: 15
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Theatrical Release: 18-04-2008
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Andrea Riseborough, Sinead Matthews, Kate O'Flynn
Reviews
1 - 14 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
In the factory-farmed blandness of the movies, Happy-Go-Lucky has a strong, real taste.
04/18/08 10:04 AM
Top Critic A delightful comedy that sinks its teeth into your heart with unexpected power.
04/18/08 09:53 AM
Top Critic A light-hearted look at a free spirit, with some funny and thought-provoking moments.
04/18/08 09:41 AM
A film that should be required viewing nationwide. A good blast of fresh air that sweeps you off your feet.
04/18/08 09:17 AM
Top Critic Fresh, funny and uplifting. A zingy, irresistible sorbet of light-footed comedy and everyday humanity. Only hardened churls will roll their weary eyes at Hawkins’ gusto. Leigh’s most open and optimistic film since Life Is Sweet.
04/18/08 08:57 AM
An improvisational comedy drama, it's very funny and establishes Hawkins as a major talent to watch.
04/18/08 06:55 AM
Top Critic
Happy-Go-Lucky might have sit-com spin-off potential, but like one of Poppy's driving lessons, it lurches around, grinding gears, and ends up back where it started.
04/18/08 04:59 AM
It’s a funny film – a surprise perhaps after ‘Vera Drake’ – and, crucially, it aches with truth.
04/18/08 03:47 AM
Top Critic Mike Leigh draws a bravura performance out of Sally Hawkins, and she in return makes Poppy one of Leigh’s best characters yet - up there with the likes of Vera Drake or Beverly from Abigail’s Party.
04/18/08 03:15 AM
Top Critic 'Enormous crowd-pleaser' and 'directed by Mike Leigh' were not phrases this critic ever thought he would be putting together in the same sentence, but Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky is exactly that.
03/03/08 11:09 AM
The character of Poppy is an entirely original female film protagonist, sort of a British working class version of Annie Hall.
02/22/08 02:26 PM
As usual, Leigh's trademark extended rehearsal process pays off with vivid characterizations from ensemble cast.
02/13/08 03:15 AM
Top Critic As surprising as it is delicious with an indelible performance by new star Sally Hawkins.
02/13/08 03:15 AM
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