Description: A bittersweet film that belies its title, Happiness draws a dark portrait of a supremely dysfunctional family where each member battles personal demons. Plotlines include a prank telephone caller (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who's afraid of women and a preternaturally cheerful woman (Jane Adams) who's unable to make a physical connection. With other stories revolving around pederasts and masturbation, this remarkable movie is not for the squeamish.
My Promulgation: Our version of this movie was black and white because I later discovered the house cleaners moved the DVD player and it disconnected one of the wires in the back. That seemed to make little difference to me. I fell asleep during this one. It had some mildly entertaining scenes about some pretty disturbing topics, but I got nothing from it. It doesn't get one damned star.
I like renting movies to watch @ home, but let's be honest, most of them suck. However there is an occasional gem, so why should you wade through the crap? No in depth verbose commentary, or incredibly witty insight, just me mouthing off. I use NetFlix for my DVD rental, and so should you. They rule.
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