Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) 5/10

Starring : Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman
Director : Mike Leigh
Running Time : 115 mins

Poppy (Hawkins) is a schoolteacher who possesses an infectious disposition of permanent happiness – a disposition that more often than not annoys most people. When her bike is stolen from her, she decides to take driving lessons with a man named Scott (Marsan), her exact opposite who leads a miserable life that even Poppy might not be able to turn around.

I really didn't like this movie. I found Sally Hawkins to be incredibly annoying, and the only actor who actually seemed any good to me in the whole film was Eddie Marsan. The basic story - that Hawkins thinks she can make anybody happy - is an interesting one, but the fact that she seems to just give up on Marsan kind of makes her aim in life meaningless in my opinion. Skip it unless you're a huge fan of Mike Leigh.

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