Happy Life (2011)
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60% of critics liked it
(5 reviews) -
100% of users liked it
(137 ratings)
Keith, a happy hardcore obsessed record store owner, is desperate to stay afloat in modern day NYC. Will an old-school rave be his ticket back to the top? Or will candy necklaces and glow sticks be the death nails in his techno coffin? -- (C) Official Site
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated,
- Directed By
- Michael M. Bilandic
- Written By
- Michael M. Bilandic
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Oct 14, 2011 Limited
Critic Reviews
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Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Acerbic but never cruel.
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Daniel M. Gold, New York Times
The movie's dreadful interior lighting might be passed off as atmospheric or a victim of financing, but it mainly makes for difficult viewing.
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Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice
The most spot-on scenes show passive-aggressive hipster clerks snorting at Keith's flyers for a comeback fundraiser rave and a city suffocating on its own cool.
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Alison Willmore, AV Club
The film doesn't seem all that into the subculture it attempts to wryly nostalgize.
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Kalvin Henely, Slant Magazine
The closer Happy Life gets to finally finding any joy in the fans of this passé scene, the more depressing it becomes.
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