
A murder mystery set in a world where humans and puppets co-exist, but puppets are viewed as second-class citizens. When the puppet cast of an '90s children's TV show begins to get murdered one by one, a former cop, who has since become a private eye, takes on the case.... (Full plot summary below)
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A murder mystery set in a world where humans and puppets co-exist, but puppets are viewed as second-class citizens. When the puppet cast of an '90s children's TV show begins to get murdered one by one, a former cop, who has since become a private eye, takes on the case.
Leave your thoughts about The Happytime Murders.
| Film ExperienceNathaniel RogersThere's not enough invention or material for 91 minutes of this and the only performance that feels particularly inspired here is Maya Rudolph who works her usual 'how-is-she-this-hilarious?' magic. |
| Detroit NewsAdam GrahamThe gags work, for awhile at least, and Berger's script is sharp enough that it never lets its juvenile edges get the best of it. |
| leonardmaltin.comLeonard MaltinThere is nothing happy about The Happytime Murders, I regret to say, and that's a real shame. |
| NPRScott TobiasWhen it becomes obvious that the film is merely interested in being naughty for the sake of it, the pace sags like Kermit's limbs. |
| Columbus UndergroundHope MaddenThe film is raunchy. It amounts to 90 minutes of profane, DNA-spewing nastiness with very little story to redeem it. I'm pretty sure that's the point. |
| CinemaBlendMike ReyesA fluffing hysterical comedy that plays to nostalgia, only to subvert it in the name of humor. |
| Us WeeklyMara ReinsteinIt doesn't take a private eye with a heart of felt to figure out that a witless comedy with poorly executed ideas and lazy use of gross-out humor will end up DOA. |
| FilmDrunkVincent ManciniIt's a dopey fart joke movie, and you know what? I missed those. |
| CNN.comBrian LowryCan't tickle the funny bone enough to get more than a few laughs even from Elmo. It's hard to overemphasize the extent to which the puerile humor yields diminishing returns. |
| EscribiendoCineRolando GallegoMelissa McCarthy and co. enhance the humor and the film doesn't condescend to the spectator, but instead tries to push audiences out of their comfort zone to take them to a universe of lust and plush. [Full Review in Spanish] |