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I pretty much did not like this at all, but I give it props for Eddie Marsan, in a very memorable role, and Sally Hawkins' annoying but charming Golden Globe winning performance. Eddie Marsan played the villian in Hancock. You might have been thinking 'hey this guy is good; it's too bad he's in a terrible movie' (though you probably weren't, 'cause he was kind of sucky himself). Anyway, Sally Hawkins plays a 'happy-go-lucky' schoolteacher/bachelorette named Poppy (or Polly; that's proper) who can't contain her jubilation for all things in the world, be it a homeless who grunts profound nothingless (to her it was profound), her bicycle getting stolen, or her perpetually pissed-off driving instructor (Marsan). It's all a bunch of nothing, but I'm told this is what director Mike Leigh does. I'm beginning to dislike films without an agenda or an unlying message, so I'm sad to say that me seeing this came at a bad time. The parts without Marsan are a glorified chick-flick; just bickering sisters and flatmates combined with longingness for love and one-night stands. I keep skipping over the Marsan thing, so I'll delve into it; he just bickers and shouts so much until he reveals his angst in the film's most profound moment; and it even gets to stone-walled Poppy; until she continues with her happy-go-lucky and moves on without a care.

En-ra ha!

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Not Fit For Human Consumption
An Abomination
A Flick
A Movie
A Cinematic Experience
A Film
A Motion Picture
A Major Motion Picture Event