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Happy-Go-Lucky

Sally Hawkins (Actor), Alexis Zegerman (Actor), Mike Leigh (Director, Writer) Rated:
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3.6 out of 5 stars 112 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Samuel Roukin, Elliot Cowan, Andrea Riseborough
  • Directors: Mike Leigh
  • Writers: Mike Leigh
  • Producers: David Garrett, Duncan Reid, Gail Egan, Georgina Lowe, James Clayton
  • Format: Multiple Formats, AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
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  • Studio: Miramax Lionsgate
  • DVD Release Date: April 26, 2011
  • Run Time: 118 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (112 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B004SIP84S
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,277 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 starsPlot, Good; Character Study, Great
By M. Thomsen on February 3, 2009
Format: DVD
This is all about Poppy, played by Sally Hawkins. Single in London. Positive, cheerful, and generally embodies the title of the movie. Every situation is to be faced with good spirit, a light attitude, and cheer.

At the beginning it seems that she will overrun a challenge like a tank running over a building in a WW II flick. Smiles. Banter. Humor. Irrepressible. Even when alone.

The challenges grow. A problem student. A vagrant in a deserted part of town. A doctor visit. A dance instructor with issues.

And then the new champion for Driving Instructor From Satan, played by Eddie Marsan. These scenes are classics. As in many movies confrontation is important to good comedy or drama. The theater I saw this in was laughing its collective heads off. The driving lessons make me smile even as I type this.

How Poppy reacts to each challenge - and how others react to Poppy - is the core of this movie. The plot is mostly a string of episodes. Mike Leigh does an outstanding job directing, finding a second level to each situation. Funny and happy. But also thoughtful and a little gritty.

Sally Hawkins should be up for an Oscar in 2009, but that is a whole other discussion.
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4.0 out of 5 starsYou may love it - you may not
By Mark J. Fowler VINE VOICE on April 20, 2009
Format: DVD
Happy-Go-Lucky stars Sally Hawkins as Poppy, a 30 year old London elementary school teacher who is so cheerful she makes Pollyanna look like Eeyore.

The film doesn't follow any Hollywood formula, so here is fair advance warning. You may not like "Happy-Go-Lucky" if:
1. You dislike "British Humor".
2. You have difficulty following non-American English.
3. You dislike films without a definite or obvious "plot".

There is a decidedly British genre that I would loosely describe as "get a handful of interesting characters together and follow them a few days". (I recently watched "The Station Agent" and although the characters and setting were different, it shares this genre.)

Poppy isn't just cheerful. She finds almost any situation a suitable one for a joke and a laugh. In the opening she rides her bicycle to a bookstore where she tries unsuccessfully to get the attention of the bearded young man who works there. She goes outside to discover her bicycle has been stolen. She is disappointed and says "I didn't even get to say good-bye!"

The stolen bike leads Poppy to decide to take driving lessons. She hires the increasingly serious and severely humorless Scott, played by Eddie Marsan. Some of the funniest scenes in the film and certainly the most serious one take place during Poppy's driving lessons.

Poppy has shared a flat with Zoe for ten years, and she has two younger sisters who don't share her irrepressible cheery disposition.

I could give you the entire "plot" and although I wouldn't be giving you many "spoilers", I also wouldn't be giving you much encouragement to watch the movie.

The Mrs. and I laughed out loud several times. Go back to my short list of disqualifiers. If you're NOT disqualified, you might like it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsYou Won't Need Therapy For Awhile
By David SM on August 22, 2010
Format: DVD
Watch this movie and think to yourself, "Who am I MOST like?" Poppy, the main character, or Scott (the driving instrutor)? Which one can you identify with the most? Now...Which one do you NOT want to be like? Or to become?

The main character if FULL OF JOY for living. What is the point of life if there is NO JOY??? Honestly, I keep reading these negative reviews and they're so superficial. Forgive me, but that's how I feel. Every scene and every character has a reason for being the way it is. Trust me on this one. Just open your minds. Please. And remember this...it's a M O V I E. Seriously. Some people need to lighten up and drop the BS. Mike Leigh wrote and directed one of his best films here, and all some people can say is, "The main character is so annoying". Wow. How sad. Once you have THAT in your head, the rest of the movie will not make any sense. Word.
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4.0 out of 5 starsHyperactive happiness is put to the test
By Mr. Joe TOP 1000 REVIEWER on October 4, 2008
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY is one of those quirky British films that won't be remembered as one of the best you've ever seen, but is worth a look and four stars because, as I said to my wife after our advance screening, it "has its 5-star moments".

The protagonist is Poppy (Sally Hawkins), a frenetically happy, 30-year old, primary school teacher living in London's northern reaches with her roommate Zoe (Alexis Zegerman). Poppy's good humor is so inexorable that, while it serves her well with her young charges, it often abrades the patience of adults. Only Zoe is imperturbable.

As with other films of the genre (Local Hero, The Full Monty, Calendar Girls, Waking Ned Devine), the plot revolves not so much around events as the personalities and eccentricities of the players.

The single best overall performance is perhaps that by Eddie Marsan as the scarily intense Scott, Poppy's driving instructor, whose deep-seated, smoldering anger at the world reflects a tightly wound mental state 180 degrees opposite that of his student. Confined together in the small space of Scott's car, an explosion seems always but a hair-trigger's pull away.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

Just a lil long but gas some funny parts. ..

Published 1 month ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsA delightful movie featuring a talented (and Award-winning) cast

This is one of my favorite movies. Sally Hawkins stars as Poppy, an eternally happy soul who seems to flit through life on a different plane than most. Read more

Published 1 month ago by AFox
3.0 out of 5 starsWorth a Watch but...

I found the character a bit annoying and as many of Leigh's films could use some editing. A good story though and fine performances overall.

Published 1 month ago by Fresh Pie
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

If it isn't already, this movie deserves the "cult classic" status. I have watched it three times already!

Published 1 month ago by P. Bianculli
5.0 out of 5 starsEnjoyable little film

Liked the film very much, wanted to share it with another viewer. Thanks! Good quality and delivery.

Published 2 months ago by C Denton
3.0 out of 5 starsSALLY HAWKINS' ROLL IS REALLY DISTURBING

Let me begin with saying I like Mike Leigh, the director, very much. SECRET & LIES, VERA DRAK are all great!! Read more

Published 3 months ago by Hee Chul Kwon
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

A must have

Published 3 months ago by Alejandro Rios
5.0 out of 5 starsDelightfully Life Affirming

The love-it or hate-it responses to this movie are a Rorschach Test for people's outlook on life. Sally Hawkins is triumphant in a role that could have gone so wrong in less... Read more

Published 5 months ago by P. Steele
5.0 out of 5 starsQuirky compassionate film

Such a lovely, quirky, unpredictable story. Mike Leigh is one of my favorite directors. Sally Hawkins is perfect for the lead -- eccentric and silly but with a strong compassionate... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Marian Cates
2.0 out of 5 starsNot very lively slice of life movie!

I like Sally Hawkins, but this slice of life movie, had no life...just a stalker. And he wasn't even that scary. Read more

Published 7 months ago by ConscientiousConsumer

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