Film Review - Happily
March 17, 2021
BenDavid Grabinski makes his feature-length directorial debut with “Happily,” and he brings a deep love for cinema with him, working to squeeze as much movie mood as possible. He also provides the screenplay, examining the plight of a functional couple as they spend a long weekend with disgruntled partners, left to deal with extreme unease as their adoration of each other is transformed into a behavioral mystery. Grabinksi likes to play with surreal touches and dry humor, casting a few comedians to add some improvisational energy to the picture. It’s not always focused on the problems at hand, but “Happily doesn’t unravel, remaining an inviting puzzle of dark events and interpersonal hostilities, with the material always better off with real feelings instead of self-conscious strangeness. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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