Review of The Happytime Murders (2018) by Tvjerry — 27 Aug 2018
Even though this is NOT a Muppets movie (and lost a suit by the makers of "Sesame Street"), the director is Jim Henson's son Brian. It takes place in a world where puppets and humans coexist, but the stuffed creatures are largely scorned.
When the cast of a popular TV show starts being killed, a washed-up puppet detective and his old partner (Melissa McCarthy) team up to solve the case. The selling point (and potential source of much raunchy humor) is the streetwise, foul-mouthed, even X-rated approach to puppets.
Notice I said "potential." Even though the energy keeps it from being boring, it's never funny. When will writers learn that F-bombs don't make a line hilarious, especially when it's used in almost every sentence.
This review of The Happytime Murders (2018) was written by Tvjerry on 27 Aug 2018.
The Happytime Murders has generally received mixed reviews.
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