Happy Tears
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35 out of 100

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6.6 out of 10

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  • Starring: Demi Moore, Ellen Barkin, Parker Posey, Rip Torn
  • Summary: Jayne and Laura are about to take on the first man they just might not be able to handle: their elderly, irascible father. Returning to the house they grew up in, the sisters are forced to take a closer look at their own not-so-perfect lives while dodging childhood memories in this hilarious and touching comedy. (Roadside Attractions)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 9 out of 17
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Joe presents not so much a problem for Jayne and Laura as an opportunity. It's time to finally grow up and be true daughters and sisters. They've waited long enough. All of this, I must add, is done with a nicely screwy, sometimes stoned humor.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    60
    Posey and Moore's portrayals are among their career bests, and Torn is at once comical and poignant while Ellen Barkin, as his woozy, drugged-out girlfriend embraces deglamorization with a vengeance.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    38
    The acting's not the problem, and it's a nice thing to find Moore playing a human-scaled human being, with a recognizable human touch. The material has a hint of it too. But only a hint.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    30
    Simply weird. The funny has gone missing.

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  1. TimV.
    8
    It is pretty much just another Parker Posey style of a film with the predictable quirkiness and off the wall random daydream sequences, however I am a sucker for anything that involves Parker Posey and really liked this movie.… Expand
  2. hyperion_lynx
    6
    Sukses dengan thriller Teeth (2007) yang sempat menjadi bahan perbincangan di banyak festival film, sutradara sekaligus penulis naskah Mitchell Lichtenstein kembali hadir dengan karya terbarunya, Happy Tears. Berbeda dengan jauh dengan film yang menjadi debut penyutradaraannya tersebut, Happy Tears merupakan sebuah film black comedy yang menceritakan mengenai kehidupan dua orang wanita bersaudara dalam merawat ayah mereka yang telah berusia lanjut.

    Walau saling menyayangi satu sama lain, Jayne (Parker Posey) adalah wanita yang sangat bertolak belakang dengan sang kakak, Laura (Demi Moore). Setelah menikah dengan Jackson (Christian Camargo), seorang anak pelukis terkenal, ia tinggal di San Fransisco dalam kehidupan ekonomi yang cukup berada. Walau begitu, kehidupan Jayne tidaklah sempurna. Obsesinya untuk memiliki anak dari Jackson hingga saat ini masih belum terwujud, sementara sang suami sepertinya terus tenggelam dalam obsesinya untuk meneruskan masa kejayaan sang ayah sebagai seorang pelukis.

    Di sisi lain, Laura adalah wanita sederhana yang tinggal dengan sang suami â    … Expand

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