Happiness [1998]

Year:	1998
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Genre:	Comedy, Drama
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	8.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	6 Have Seen


Director	Todd Solondz
Selected Cast	Jane Adams as Joy Jordan
	Jon Lovitz as Andy Kornbluth
	Philip Seymour Hoffman as Allen
	Dylan Baker as Bill Maplewood
	Lara Flynn Boyle as Helen Jordan

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD

Happiness - Paradiso Home Entertainment - Netherlands (2004)

DVD

Happiness - Entertainment In Video - UK (2000)

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Magic Marmalade 22nd Feb 2024		Rated 6/10 Grim, Bleak, overly absurd at times, and largely bland, in comparison to others who have done this kind of movie better. It's a comically surreal look at the mundane lives of apparently ordinary people, or perhaps a mundane look at the comically surreal mundanity of their lives... Coming form the same sort of place as Magnolia, or American Beauty, in showing lots of broken people, who are outwardly normal or fine, occasionally giving a Woody Allen movie vibe, and is therefore a very "actorly" piece, which probably got actors of the time excited about the script in how daring, shocking, and meaty it was, but it does go too far over the line with one specific element, or character thread of the ensemble story, that of a family man / predatory Paedophile, which is frankly stomach churning, as well as profoundly uncomfortable to watch - - I frequently grimaced, and even looked away from the screen, even though it's not graphic, just nauseating in it's study of this character, and there's no on screen come-uppance for him, or resolution, which leaves a bad feeling for this movie - The occasional interesting parts of the story, those following other characters, which even make you chuckle on occasion, are completely overwhelmed by this thread, as you are constantly dreading that part coming back on the screen and having to find out what happens next. If you are in any way sensitive to this topic, avoid like the plague. 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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