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- 2023
- TV-14
- Netflix
- 1 h 43 m
- 2023
- TV-14
- Netflix
- 1 h 43 m
Summary Helen (Ellie Kemper) has always lived her life as far from the edge as possible. Newly divorced, she joins a quirky group of strangers on a survival course for the “adventure of a lifetime” with the hope of learning how to live — and love — again. [Netflix]
Directed By: Vicky Wight
Written By: Katherine Center, Vicky Wight
- 2023
- TV-14
- Netflix
- 1 h 43 m
- 2023
- TV-14
- Netflix
- 1 h 43 m
Happiness for Beginners
48
3.7
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Summary Helen (Ellie Kemper) has always lived her life as far from the edge as possible. Newly divorced, she joins a quirky group of strangers on a survival course for the “adventure of a lifetime” with the hope of learning how to live — and love — again. [Netflix]
Directed By: Vicky Wight
Written By: Katherine Center, Vicky Wight
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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18% Positive
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64% Mixed
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7 Reviews
18% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
48
18% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
64% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
18% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Kemper is good throughout. Her radiant likability gives her the power to sell weak material, which means she will often be offered weak material. But there’s enough in Happiness for Beginners to make me glad that she did it.
With an amusing ensemble cast, a sturdy script, lovely filmmaking, and the power of its leads' chemistry, Happiness For Beginners is a modest delight.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
3.7
11% Positive
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33% Mixed
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56% Negative
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5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
3.7
11% Positive
1 Rating
1 Rating
33% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
56% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
Com um clima completamente despretensioso, é uma delícia acompanhar uma mulher ressentida pelo recente término se enveredar numa caminhada com jovens inexperientes escoteiros, no intuito de voltar a encontrar o amor próprio. Assim, embora a premissa seja tão banal, o clima leve e descontraído somada às locações da natureza (que poderia ser melhor aproveitada) faz da sessão uma gostosa experiência.
É claro que o ar de autoajuda pode enfraquecer um pouco a experiência, bem como a disposição dos corpos numa trilha que em nenhum momento passa a real sensação de perigo.
É um grupo basicamente feito por características tão marcantes quanto superficiais, e mesmo que a protagonista já seja uma mulher formada e adulta, seus dilemas somam-se a uma imaturidade juvenil. Talvez se escalassem um casal mais jovem, funcionasse com mais eficiência. O fato é que tem de tudo, da jovem mística ao **** afeminado, mas tudo de uma forma até orgânica para o projeto, embora uma ou outra situação seja forçada, a história é simpática demais para se deixar aborecer. E simples.
Claro que o desfecho romântico é percebido logo no início, então não dá para esperar do roteiro (muito fraco) algo genuinamente marcante. Contudo, em certos momentos há beleza e reflexão, por mais rasteiros que sejam, e o filme mesmo sabe das suas limitações e entrega um ambiente good vibes que é muito bem vindo.
Sem esperar nada em troca, o filme consegue corresponder às expectativas e é possível terminar a sessão com um terno sorriso no rosto.
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This movie’s heart is in the right place, and its company is pleasant enough. But by its final half-hour, it starts to feel too much like a rote recitation from a rom-com to-do list.
Well-behaved to a fault, Happiness for Beginners is sweet but a little tentative.
The woman at its center remains opaque, her romance is listless and her journey to self-discovery becomes an endurance test.
Throughout it all, Kemper visibly strains to temper her comedic impulses. Sometimes she delivers her lines with a quickness that feels refreshingly out of place, but it’s mostly call-and-response songs along the trails and heart to hearts under the stars.
There are some pretty shots of nature and a few stabs at humor, but don’t be mistaken—this movie is background noise at best.
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not good in any manner or degree.
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I haven't watched a Hallmark movie in years, but this feels like an escapee from their catalog. Ellie Kemper (best known as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) is struggling to find herself after a divorce. Luke Grimes (the son on Yellowstone) has been carrying a torch for her for years. They end up on wilderness hike thru the mountains of Connecticut, where they bicker in the obvious ways before they finally kiss. There is absolutely nothing about this plot or the circumstances that's original. Kemper continues with her sweet smile and infectious charm, while Grimes plays it sullen. Their chemistry is OK. There are some supporting characters that add bits of fun, including Nico Santos as the **** camper (literally), Ben Cook as the bossy guide and Gus Birney as the ditzy chick. Despite their minor contributions, the rest of this film lacks any originality and the delayed romance isn't especially rewarding. The generic title doesn't help.
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