Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	October 10, 2008 (Limited)
On DVD:	March 10, 2009
Genre:	Drama, Comedy
Director:	Mike Leigh
Writer:	Mike Leigh
Cast:	Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Andrea Riseborough, Samuel Roukin, Sinead Matthews, Kate O'Flynn, Sarah Niles, Eddie Marsan, Joseph Kloska, Sylvestra Le Touzel
Studio:	Miramax Films
Official site:	happygoluckythemovie.com
Running Time:	118 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for language

Just how hard is it to be happy? In the effervescent new comedy from writer/director Mike Leigh ("Vera Drake," "Secrets & Lies"), Sally Hawkins stars as Poppy, an irrepressibly free-spirited school teacher who brings an infectious laugh and an unsinkable sense of optimism to every situation she encounters, offering us a touching, truthful and deeply life-affirming exploration of one of the most mysterious and often the most elusive of all human qualities: happiness. Poppy's ability...

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I like depressing movies. I really like depressing movies. So when I saw the preview for Happy-Go-Lucky, a movie about an overly bubbly woman who goes around being - well - bubbly, I balked. The movie looked annoying, stupid and boring.

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