Happy Go-Lucky follows the apparently insane and moronic Poppy, played by Sally Hawkins, through a few weeks of her eventful yet curiously uneventful daily life. Poppy is always annoyingly happy, yet can't seem to zero in on any real aspects of life. This movie has absolutely no plot. It is a series of unrelated and unexplained encounters centering on one annoying (really annoying!) character. Nothing is explained or important to the plot, because the movie has none. Some of the things that happen to and with Poppy are:
1. Her bike is stolen, to which she reacts with a half-smile and snarky comment to herself.
2. She enjoys the trampoline. No further explanation.
3. She goes to a doctor for back pain and he manipulates her back. No further mention is made of the pain or the doctor.
4. She gets driving instructions from a borderline maniac with no patience. But she neither follows his instructions (to wear proper shoes, etc.) nor shows any regard for what they are doing.
5. It is hinted that she and her roommate have a lesbian relationship, but it is never brought into specific relief.
6. She has an encounter with a deranged homeless man, but nothing further is shown.
Poppy seems to be perpetually chuckling to some private inner joke that she does not share with the world or the viewer. So, with no story and no endearing characters, no particular point and no resolution of her eternally off-putting good mood, this movie is less than an non-entity; it is downright painful to endure. To make matters worse, it seems unusually long. Avoid at all costs!
1. Her bike is stolen, to which she reacts with a half-smile and snarky comment to herself.
2. She enjoys the trampoline. No further explanation.
3. She goes to a doctor for back pain and he manipulates her back. No further mention is made of the pain or the doctor.
4. She gets driving instructions from a borderline maniac with no patience. But she neither follows his instructions (to wear proper shoes, etc.) nor shows any regard for what they are doing.
5. It is hinted that she and her roommate have a lesbian relationship, but it is never brought into specific relief.
6. She has an encounter with a deranged homeless man, but nothing further is shown.
Poppy seems to be perpetually chuckling to some private inner joke that she does not share with the world or the viewer. So, with no story and no endearing characters, no particular point and no resolution of her eternally off-putting good mood, this movie is less than an non-entity; it is downright painful to endure. To make matters worse, it seems unusually long. Avoid at all costs!