My wife, Carmen and I saw 11 films some Years back....at the Orlando Film Festival. Three TITLES were truly exceptional: HERE and THERE, The CRIMSON MASK and TERRIBLY HAPPY. This Danish film noir/psychological thriller deftly redefines "Creepy".
Other reviewers here compare it to several films. Soooo.... From the ID of Dr. MORBIUS comes this relatively obscure comparative reference: Think DEAD and BURIED(1981)...sans Zombies! If you like "predictable", you most definitely don't want to Queue HAPPY. Each and every time HAPPY comes to an A) B) C) or D) multiple-choice crossroads juncture pivotal point, it consistently offers the viewer NONE OF THE ABOVE as the appropriate thread option!
At the heart of HAPPY's appeal: A deliciously intriguing and universally cross-cultural screenplay/story by Director Henrik Ruben Genz and Dunja Gry Jensen. Hearsay has it Copenhagen cop Robert (Jakob Cedergren, in an amazing but taughtly low-key characterization) completely lost it a few months back when he caught his wife in bed with his partner/best friend. He drew his service hand-gun, waved it around threateningly at the illicit pair, but never really goes beyond a little saber-rattling, except for firing off a round into the ceiling. This was enough for 3 months treatment "in a loony bin".
Upon release, the force apparently has decided it best to send Robert to the apparently idyllic small, out of the way town of Skarrild, far from the Capital, where "Nothing ever happens!" A bit slow-moving at the onset, HAPPY soon dishes out one plot twist after another. When it isn't creeping you out...Happy is busy pulling the rug out from under your proverbials ! With great ensemble performance, this little Danish film comes highly recommended! 9*********
Other reviewers here compare it to several films. Soooo.... From the ID of Dr. MORBIUS comes this relatively obscure comparative reference: Think DEAD and BURIED(1981)...sans Zombies! If you like "predictable", you most definitely don't want to Queue HAPPY. Each and every time HAPPY comes to an A) B) C) or D) multiple-choice crossroads juncture pivotal point, it consistently offers the viewer NONE OF THE ABOVE as the appropriate thread option!
At the heart of HAPPY's appeal: A deliciously intriguing and universally cross-cultural screenplay/story by Director Henrik Ruben Genz and Dunja Gry Jensen. Hearsay has it Copenhagen cop Robert (Jakob Cedergren, in an amazing but taughtly low-key characterization) completely lost it a few months back when he caught his wife in bed with his partner/best friend. He drew his service hand-gun, waved it around threateningly at the illicit pair, but never really goes beyond a little saber-rattling, except for firing off a round into the ceiling. This was enough for 3 months treatment "in a loony bin".
Upon release, the force apparently has decided it best to send Robert to the apparently idyllic small, out of the way town of Skarrild, far from the Capital, where "Nothing ever happens!" A bit slow-moving at the onset, HAPPY soon dishes out one plot twist after another. When it isn't creeping you out...Happy is busy pulling the rug out from under your proverbials ! With great ensemble performance, this little Danish film comes highly recommended! 9*********