funbaggs
First off this movie is well put together and i really enjoyed the acting.
As far as the film itself i would not recommend this if you have any problems mentally or go though crap in real life.
there are funny bits and the film goes smooth but i highly see this movie causing some folks to be depressed alot and this movie is not for the analytical minded person.
David Franks
This movie is basically the film American Beauty thinks it is. While American Beauty comes across as a rather juvenile take on the underbelly of society. Happiness tackles the kind of things others shy away from yes there are a couple of scenes I found unnecessary or too graphic i.e the dog licking scene. However, overall this is such a thoughtful well written and subtlety acted movie. This leaves the audience thinking. It is very funny and yes at times serious and hard to watch but if the cinema were filled with more of these kind of movies it would be better for it. Also it's a shame that independent brilliant movies like these are seen by so few when so many watch and praise pretentious crap like American Beauty. People who claim this is dark, bleak and depressing are missing the point. This film has humour but not the typical three Stooges sledgehammer American humour. If you like dramas with black humour and are tired of watching bad actors overact in predictable movies, see this film.
respectmyneeds
I don't know what to say about this movie. It made me feel just about every human emotion a movie could possibly make me feel. A lot of people will hate this movie for its brutal honesty and unbiased take on several touchy subjects but, if you can look at this piece with a completely open mind and just let it flow, you just might enjoy yourself. Take warning, dear friend. For dark waters lie ahead. P.s. If you can't handle movies that are nothing but talking, don't even try. Or maybe just bring a pillow. This movie has long long long long long bits of almost casual conversation and these may put some folks to sleep.
Danny Blankenship
This 1998 independent film "Happiness" clearly can be called a film that's different strokes for different folks! It looks at the lives in and out of different characters, mostly it examines what makes them happy when it comes life, relationships, and intimate pleasure. It centers around the struggle of three sisters first up is Joy(Jane Adams)who's just recently broke up with her boyfriend and now the only happiness she can find is teaching and working at her various jobs. Then second is the hot and sexy author Helen(Lara Flynn Boyle) who just might be in for a strange bedfellow in a guy who's a stalker type showing his love with obscene phone calls(a great and unknown role from the late Philip Seymour Hoffman). Finally number three is Trish(C. Stevenson) the rich housewife with a kid yet she has a secret monster for a husband a messed up shrink(Dylan Baker). Overall a film that explores the differences in intimate choice as the different and dark feelings of intimacy make many happy with satisfaction. Overall good character and thought study film.
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