The Grinner and the Grouch

Remember all those old movie comedies in which the quirky female eccentric ends up winning over the grumpy old guy? This isn't one of those movies.

For one thing, the male protagonist in the 2008 movie Happy-Go-Lucky is not necessarily old but rather young. For another, he is not exactly won over by the quirky female protagonist but instead develops an odd fixation that is better seen than described. And for another...

Well, let's just say that anyone who rents Happy-Go-Lucky expecting a simple little comedy is bound to be disappointed. In fact, it is a wonder the producers of this movie were not sued for violating truth-in-advertising laws.

Yet despite a misleading title, Happy-Go-Lucky is more worth seeing than many recent comedies I can mention. Just don't rent it expecting a lot of laughs. Not everything worth watching in life is necessarily funny.