Review of The Happytime Murders (2018) by Compi24 — 27 Aug 2018

In a manner similar to another recent film, "Sausage Party," "The Happytime Murders" spends most of its running time resting solely on the promise of its premise alone. "Hey, look! Puppets cussing and ejaculating! That's funny, right?" Not by itself, no.

And make no mistake, that premise is basically "by itself" for the entirety of the movie. Sure, there are a few frustratingly entertaining jokes here and there (frustrating in that there are some faint glimmers of actual humor in an otherwise woefully tone-deaf comedic effort) but that's about it.

The cop/noir elements aren't well-thought-out or ground-breaking in any way. Even the puppeteering work wasn't everything it should've been in terms of comedy. Just an unfortunate, sad effort on almost all fronts, and yet another recent demerit on the track record of the Melissa McCarthy craze.