Happiness is a caustic, beautiful, funny, tiresome, and brilliant Molotov cocktail.

| Sep 27, 2024

As sharp as some of the writing is, Solondz is still not enough of a director to successfully negotiate this emotional minefield.

| Feb 7, 2018

| Original Score: A | Sep 7, 2011

Exhibits an almost pitch-perfect balance between condescension and compassion.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 20, 2009

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 12, 2002

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 14, 2001

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 1, 2000

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 1, 2000

It is not a film for most people. It is certainly for adults only. But it shows Todd Solondz as a filmmaker who deserves attention, who hears the unhappiness in the air and seeks its sources.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

I, for one, would be thrilled to see Solondz's heart open in his future work. But it would be a mistake to flinch from the greatness of Happiness in the meantime.

| Jan 1, 2000

| Original Score: A | Oct 16, 1998