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Happy-Go-Lucky

2008

Mike Leigh

Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Eddie Marsan, Andrea Riseborough ...

5.9

5,002

Comedy. Drama The adventures of Poppy. Is she perhaps a little crazy and irresponsible? Or is she in fact deeply sane and sensible? Either way, everybody falls in love with her,
for better or for worse… Mike Leigh’s new film revolves around Poppy, a teacher from north London whose life, at first glance, seems to be full of complications.

	Author	Review
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"[The protagonist] exists with an intensity that few other filmmakers’ characters can manage because of the singular way Leigh creates his people."	POS
United States	Alissa Simon Variety	"[Leigh's] mellowest work yet, and his most purely entertaining. Effervescent comedy"	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Leigh’s characters look as if they live in the world rather than in a movie"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Mike Leigh's trademarked cartoony dialogue, as ever lending a neo-Dickensian compression and intensity to the proceedings, is an acquired taste and I have gladly acquired it (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"This is Mike Leigh's funniest film since 'Life Is Sweet' (...) [Hawkins] engages our deepest sympathy (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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