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The one movie this fall that will put a smile on your face.
2008 · 1h 58m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Mike Leigh
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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.
Top critics, in their words
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.
It's a powerful argument for optimism.
I've never used this cliche 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.
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.
Leigh pushes the story in a more interesting direction, asking whether people find happiness or simply will it on themselves.
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