![]() ![]() More than any Leigh film since Naked, the film focuses on one character: Poppy (Hawkins), an irrepressibly good-humoured London primary school teacher, who has a gift for making the most of life, whether it’s clubbing with her moody sister Suzy (O’Flynn) and flatmate Zoe (a nicely down-to-earth Zegerman), or researching bird life for the classroom. Happy-Go-Lucky is certainly Leigh at his most exportable, and its assured touch will sustain his auteur cachet at festivals. His most likeable film, and certainly his most mainstream-friendly, Happy-Go-Lucky should display healthy box-office clout with its independent working heroine, the film could well win over some of the dedicated British romcom audience, even capture some of the Bridget Jones market. With its independent working heroine, the film could well win over some of the dedicated British romcom audience ![]() ![]() With its present-day realist setting making it closest to Secrets and Lies or CareerGirls, pithy comedy-drama Happy-Go-Lucky is in a lighter register than most Leigh films, but the content is as psychologically and dramatically rich as ever. Mike Leigh has created more than his share of stressed and depressed characters, but his latest film takes on one of the toughest challenges in contemporary drama - creating a character who is genuinely happy. ![]()
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