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- 1998
- NC-17
- Good Machine
- 2 h 14 m
- 1998
- NC-17
- Good Machine
- 2 h 14 m
Summary A series of intertwining love stories, stories of connections missed and made between people, how people always struggle to make a connection, and to what degree they succeed or don't. (Good Machine Releasing)
Directed By: Todd Solondz
Written By: Todd Solondz
- 1998
- NC-17
- Good Machine
- 2 h 14 m
- 1998
- NC-17
- Good Machine
- 2 h 14 m
Happiness
2.7
Summary A series of intertwining love stories, stories of connections missed and made between people, how people always struggle to make a connection, and to what degree they succeed or don't. (Good Machine Releasing)
Directed By: Todd Solondz
Written By: Todd Solondz
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
81
87% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
13% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
81
87% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
13% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Take the safety off of the comedy Magnum called Happiness and put the barrel in your mouth. You'll laugh your ass off as it takes off the back of your head...It could be the best film of the year. At the very least, I'll never forget it.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 199 User Ratings
2.7
27% Positive
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
5% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
68% Negative
136 Ratings
136 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 199 User Ratings
2.7
27% Positive
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
5% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
68% Negative
136 Ratings
136 Ratings
Best satire of all times. Don't get the hate at all. Cult movie from a cult director who has yet to compromise his unique vison.
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Truly one of the finest independent American films I have ever seen. A deserved masterpiece. It may be difficult for the modern-day world to watch but it's also equally as necessary. Having seen it now both originally at theatres and now recently on video, my only qualm is that now it seems to be edited somewhat. I hope in future the original version can be seen.
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It has taken only two films, "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and now Happiness, for Todd Solondz to establish his as one of the most lacerating, funny and distinctive voices in American film.
Where Happiness shines, however, is in the series of extraordinary performances given by the members of the diverse ensemble cast. Leading the group is Dylan Baker, whose turn as Bill is astounding.
[Solondz's] blistering, brilliantly transgressive satire is sure to rattle even the most jaded filmgoer. It's also a remarkably compassionate profile of American life at its most desperate.
Baker does an amazingly sensitive job with the ticklish part and is joined in this by Read, who is superlative as his inquisitive young son.
Solondz's filmmaking style tries to make a virtue out of flatness and distance, and is always more comfortable indicating where feelings would go than actually providing them.
This is a thought provoking masterful movie definitely not for the emotionally faint-hearted (or closed-minded, which may amount to the same thing). It really reveals the nature of emotions and sexuality and the pathological disconnectedness of modern society. The movie is both very sad and extremely funny at the same time. I highly recommend this movie to film buffs and anyone who takes an interest in the heart of things.
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