There are indelible single scenes in Happy Ending, but without the strong scaffolding of Haneke's usual craft, the all-out nihilism feels shallow.
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This review of Happy End (2017) was written by Alison Gillmor and published by Winnipeg Free Press on 25 Apr 2018.
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