Review of The Happytime Murders (2018) by Andrew Barker for Variety — 21 Aug 2018
It should come as no surprise that “Happytime” comes up farcically short as a metaphor for racism. But its most fatal miscalculation is the decision to frontload so many of its crassest setpieces into the first 15 or 20 minutes, depriving the rest of the film of the shock value that is its entire raison d’etre.
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This review of The Happytime Murders (2018) was written by Andrew Barker and published by Variety on 21 Aug 2018.
The Happytime Murders has generally received mixed reviews.
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