Happy Go Lucky Movie Review: The Road To Hell Is Paved By The Path Of Good Intentions

Movie Review: 

In the movie, Happy Go Lucky, Poppy (played by Sally Hawkins) is an eternal optimist with a smile on her face and always laughing. She loves her job as an elementary school teacher and there is nothing that can get her down in life, not even when her favourite bicycle is suddenly stolen. Knowing that without a bike, she must learn how to drive, Poppy enrolls in a driving course. However, her new instructor Scott (Eddie Marsan) is anything but what Poppy could have imagined, as he has explosive outbursts in the car every time they meet. As their lessons continue, the constant negativity is wearing thin and Poppy realizes that Scott may be her biggest challenge yet. 

I liked the initial story at first, but then it just became scattered. I couldn’t get over how irritating Poppy’s character became and that thought grew stronger by the minute. Any of the serious topics that arose in the film seemed to be handled carelessly. The one exception would be the driving scenes which packed a powerful punch, but the rest of the movie had only fleeting moments of substance, mainly because of the supporting characters.

In the end, I was left with anything but a happy-go-lucky feeling.

Chaos Theory Movie Review: It Transcends Blood, It Transcends Betrayal

Movie Review:

Chaos Theory tells a gripping story about Frank (played by Ryan Reynolds) an obsessive and perfectionist man, who has a career teaching others how to be efficient and organized. He lives by his words and there is no room in his life for spontaneity. 

One morning, as a practical joke, his wife decides to shake things up and turn back the clock by 10 minutes. A simple prank spirals out of control, as Frank begins to see his orderly routine crumble, not to mention his sanity, after learning devastating secrets that were kept from him. 

The movie has tons of dark and quirky humour, serious moments as well as several endearing scenes between Frank and his daughter. I'll also add the concluding speech about chaos theory was extremely touching and kudos to the script writers for including it. 

I didn't really know what Frank's destiny would turn out like, but sometimes those surprises have the best endings.