Happy, Happy
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: September 16, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
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Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerSep 17, 2011
Kittelsen is a funny, expansive actress, and director Anne Sewitsky manages the sad-comic tonal shifts with emotional accuracy. Read full review
80
Total FilmJosh WinningNov 18, 2012
The ensuing drama is typically Scandinavian in the best way possible – the setting's beautiful, the tensions slow-burning. Meanwhile, musical interludes courtesy of a barbershop quartet lend a playful undertone. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoOct 13, 2011
The curdled Norwegian comedy-drama Happy, Happy, which dissects a pair of poisoned marriages, is sometimes heavy-handed (like its title) but has much to recommend it. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOct 12, 2011
Winner of Sundance's grand jury prize for world cinema, Happy, Happy is a very strange film. Yet I was happy to be watching. It is short and intense enough that it always seems on track, even if the train goes nowhere. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNoel MurraySep 14, 2011
The characters remain governed by what they've been told about themselves for years - that they're ugly, devious, mean, low-class, or silly - until a fresh set of eyes changes what they see in the mirror. Knowing this mutual moment of stark self-awareness is coming doesn't make its arrival any less powerful. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeySep 15, 2011
At times, Happy, Happy is cutting comedy at its brutal best; at times, it slips on the black ice. Still, the love of life is exuberant, the pain exquisite. Read full review
70
Village VoiceBenjamin MercerSep 13, 2011
The questionable black-historical shorthand detracts from what is otherwise a well-performed and fitfully amusing film. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveySep 13, 2011
Picture ultimately pulls off a fairly ambitious narrative agenda with a wrap both credible and crowdpleasing. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweSep 13, 2011
If it weren't so good-natured overall, Anne Sewitsky's feature debut Happy, Happy might seem entirely implausible, even for a comedy. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsOct 7, 2011
Happy, Happy has the makings of a Norwegian "Ice Storm," but it goes out with a whimper. Read full review
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