
Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja. She is an eternal optimist in spite of living with a man who would rather go hunting with the boys, and who refuses to have sex with her because she isn't particularly attractive anymore. Whatever. That's life. But when the perfect couple moves in next door, Kaja struggles to keep her emotions in check. Not only do these successful, beautiful, exciting people sing in a choir; they have also adopted a child - from Ethiop... (Full plot summary below)
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Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja. She is an eternal optimist in spite of living with a man who would rather go hunting with the boys, and who refuses to have sex with her because she isn't particularly attractive anymore. Whatever. That's life. But when the perfect couple moves in next door, Kaja struggles to keep her emotions in check. Not only do these successful, beautiful, exciting people sing in a choir; they have also adopted a child - from Ethiopia. These new neighbors open a new world to Kaja, with consequences for everyone involved. And when Christmas comes around, it becomes evident that nothing will ever be like before - even if Kaja tries her very best.
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| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerKittelsen is a funny, expansive actress, and director Anne Sewitsky manages the sad-comic tonal shifts with emotional accuracy. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIronic dramedy about couples finding happiness through self-respect. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum[A] pleasantly warped Norwegian dramatic comedy... |
| Total FilmJosh WinningThe ensuing drama is typically Scandinavian in the best way possible – the setting's beautiful, the tensions slow-burning. Meanwhile, musical interludes courtesy of a barbershop quartet lend a playful undertone. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerSucceeds thanks to winning performances, assured direction and a sharply observed script, though it's slightly let down by a dodgy sub-plot. |
| HeyUGuysEmma ThrowerWith something to relate to in everyone, Happy, Happy is a fun dose of laughter, excitement and spontaneity with added hidden layers that is more than a little infectious. |
| Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoHappy, Happy is the catharsis for anyone who's had a romance go south. |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesSewitsky aims for quirky humanism along the lines of Finland's Aki Kaurismaki; she's helped along considerably by Kittelsen's sunny performance, though the film crosses over into Scandinavian kitsch with a series of country-swing interludes. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)Sewitsky isn't much of a visual stylist - every expense appears to have been spared on the film's washed-out videotaped look - but her compassion for her characters is welcome, welcome. |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereWhat makes 'Happy, Happy' work is the cast, especially the tremulous, happily neurotic Kittelsen, and director Sewitsky's keen eye for what makes relationships, even the hellish ones, funny. |