60
Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerThe biggest surprise for Miike fans and musical lovers alike is that for all the black humor of this deliriously bizarre fantasy "Happiness" is a warmhearted film about sacrifice, support and four generations of family togetherness.
- 80Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderA camp musical-comedy hoot. It comes on like an outrageous episode of "The Simpsons" or "South Park."
- 80The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasA joyously demented musical-comedy built on a macabre foundation, like "The Sound Of Music" with a kickline of corpses.
- 75Boston GlobeJanice PageBoston GlobeJanice PageIf there's one image that sums up the filmmaking style of Takashi Miike, it's the close-up of a bubbling hot pot on the family dinner table.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielSan Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielOccasionally, this film is funny and cute. When the family's little girl narrates, it reaches a level of humor that is ironic and endearing.
- 50VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyAn unexpected departure off the map, flinging together elements of Alpine musical, ghoulish Jan Svankmajer-style claymation and a family portrait so hokey it makes the Brady Bunch look hip.
- 50L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmIt's an amusing scenario, until even Miike seems to lose his taste for the oddly sweet concoction and allows the film to drift aimlessly to a rainbow-hued finale.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLong-winded and ultimately uninvolving.