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Happy-Go-Lucky
2008 1h 58m R
Comedy
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Drama
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Romance
7.0
93%
67%
66%
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A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
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Directed By
Mike Leigh
Written By
Mike Leigh
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Cast of Happy-Go-Lucky
Sally Hawkins
Poppy Cross
Eddie Marsan
Scott
Alexis Zegerman
Zoe
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Heather
Stanley Townsend
Tramp
Kate O'Flynn
Suzy
Caroline Martin
Helen
Oliver Maltman
Jamie
Sarah Niles
Tash
Samuel Roukin
Tim
Karina Fernandez
Flamenco Teacher
Nonso Anozie
Ezra
Sinead Matthews
Alice
Andrea Riseborough
Dawn
Elliot Cowan
Bookshop Assistant
Joseph Kloska
Suzy's Boyfriend
Anna Reynolds
Receptionist
Trevor Cooper
Patient
Philip Arditti
Flamenco Student
Viss Elliot Safavi
Flamenco Student
Rebekah Staton
Flamenco Student
Jack MacGeachin
Nick
Charlie Duffield
Charlie
Ayotunde Williams
Ayotunde
Happy-Go-Lucky Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Sally Hawkins been in movies before, including Leigh's "Vera Drake" and Woody Allen's "Cassandra's Dream," but this is her star-making role. She was named best actress at Berlin 2008. I will deliberately employ a cliche: She is a joy to behold.
Orlando Sentinel
Roger Moore
Hawkins wears her grin in almost every scene, but she gives us hints that this dizzy 30-year-old is deep, as are the disappointments that might have caused Poppy to don this mask. It's a performance of sustained, childlike wonder and adult wit.
I.E. Weekly
Amy Nicholson
The intentions of this oddity are muddled, but the small portraits of ordinary people choosing their path through the daily range of depression and delight are fully alive.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
Expertly directed by Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky is not only joyous but substantial.
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle
It's a powerful argument for optimism.
Houston Chronicle
Amy Biancolli
I've never used this clich in a review before, and God forbid I ever use it again, so pay close attention: Happy-Go-Lucky is the feel-good movie of the year.
Detroit News
Tom Long
Sally Hawkins, in a blinding, Oscar-worthy piece of acting so good you barely see it, plays Poppy, a perpetually upbeat elementary schoolteacher in London.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Happy-Go-Lucky doesn't provide many insights (even Poppy seems ultimately unsure about whether happiness can be a permanent condition), but it does provide a little joy -- and that's worth celebrating, at the movies and elsewhere.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
The new Mike Leigh film, Happy-Go-Lucky, is a real pleasure, and besides being Leigh's most buoyantly comic feature it's a marvelous showcase for Sally Hawkins, who has worked twice before with the British writer-director.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Happy-Go-Lucky isn't one of Leigh's epic social canvases like Secrets & Lies or even Topsy-Turvy; rather, it's an edgy character study whose message only gradually emerges.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Oddball and ingenious.
Austin Chronicle
Josh Rosenblatt
Leigh's creation is fixed and unchangeable, admirably optimistic as a person but completely unengaging as a movie character.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Leigh pushes the story in a more interesting direction, asking whether people find happiness or simply will it on themselves.
Movie Retriever
Brian Tallerico
A character study in the classic sense of the phrase, featuring a lead who will stick with you for days and weeks to come. It's easily one of the best movies of the year.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
Mr. Leigh has executed a richly exuberant entertainment for our troubled times, and deserves still another of my honorary Oscars for his astoundingly skillful effort.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
The British actress Sally Hawkins delivers a nervy, utterly captivating tour de force performance in Happy-Go-Lucky, Mike Leigh's transporting new film.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
It is a decidedly clear-eyed exploration of the challenges of being happy. And, as such, it's both an enjoyable comedy and a fascinating character study.
UGO
Keith Uhlich
There are times during Happy-Go-Lucky where Poppy is entirely endearing and others where she comes off as the bubbliest of emotional terrorists, but Leigh never emphasizes one facet as paramount over another.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
It's a small, radiant gem in a movie season cluttered with rhinestones. You leave the theater feeling both clearheaded and buoyant.
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein
The key to enjoying the film, a minor effort by Leigh, is warming up to Poppy. Her bubbly personality may be too much for some. She's like a walking, talking smiley face.
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