
Woody (Kyle Gallner), a children's author, rents a strange apartment from his landlord, Moses (Nick Offerman). There's a magical door in Woody's closet that allows those who go through it to erase mistakes from their past. While he was once happy to facilitate the passage of the random strangers summoned to his apartment, Woody soon begins to question why he himself is not allowed to go through.... (Full plot summary below)
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Woody (Kyle Gallner), a children's author, rents a strange apartment from his landlord, Moses (Nick Offerman). There's a magical door in Woody's closet that allows those who go through it to erase mistakes from their past. While he was once happy to facilitate the passage of the random strangers summoned to his apartment, Woody soon begins to question why he himself is not allowed to go through.
Leave your thoughts about Welcome to Happiness.
| SF WeeklySherilyn ConnellyThe three main female characters are little more than caricatures (sexy girlfriend, shrewish authority figure, and flouncy eye candy) who only relate to the men, and the film's final 20 seconds are undeserved at best. |
| The Young FolksNathanael HoodThe gradual revealing of the mystery is what makes the film ultimately so rewarding and enjoyable to watch. |
| Under the RadarStephen MayneWelcome to Happiness doesn't consistently deliver on the title, but it has its moments. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonIts self-conscious eccentricity is so banal that it feels like a parody of 'the American indie.' Behold magic rocks and a Significant fortune cookie! |
| The Film StageJared MobarakI found myself rolling my eyes more than intrinsically caring about the figures on-screen. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmThe irony is that as Gallner’s performance gets stronger, the film around him grows weaker. |
| We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoWelcome To Happiness is a strange exercise in overly-positive filmmaking that never establishes characters, but slaps on a blinding smile (for a bit too long). |
| Common Sense MediaJeffrey M. AndersonIt's hard to hate Oliver Thompson's debut feature; it's a truly heartfelt effort, but it's also not very good. WELCOME TO HAPPINESS is an arrhythmic mess of ideas and scenes, sabotaged by a bad ending. |
| Punch Drunk CriticsRoxana HadadiIs precious approach to grief and recovery overwhelms any nuance the script may have. |
| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerWelcome to Happiness is an airy fantasy of a film, cute but also frustrating. It’s a little too determined to be eccentric. |