A film review by a non-critic

Director Mike Leigh has given us a gentle comedy Happy-Go-Lucky, which is, of course, funny, but it also brings us an insight on two, in my opinion, main uses and their sometimes unexpected reactions to certain situations (you lead have to watch the movie to learn more virtually it). One of them is an overly positive primary school teacher Poppy, portrayed by Sally Hawkins, and the other one is a pessimistic driving instructor Scott, played by Eddie Marsan.

regular though Sally Hawkins had, in my mind, a very tough task portraying Poppy, she did a great job. Poppys concentrated character is extremely energetic, sometimes a subaltern nutty, believably even a bit surreal, but Sally managed to dupe it realistic. Because of the constant shaking of her head, her funny looking clothes and her casual childish remarks, it may seem to some as if she is eternally on drugs, but to me, that is what makes Poppy a real life character. I agree that she is different, something we have not seen before, but is not that what makes an actor, and as a consequence, a character, great? Peter Bradshaw (2008) has the answer: Hawkins plays it marvellously: exactly right for the part and utterly at unbosom with a role that is uniquely demanding.

I believe that Eddie Marsan took on an even more demanding task.



Scotts undeniably powerful character includes frightening pessimism, shocking foolishness and immense sadness. Eddie portrayed him astoundingly. With the servicing of the stammering, spitting and yelling, all the emotions come across as genuine. billy goat Goodykoontz (2008) nicely described him as: […] outstanding, so much rage corked up inside such an odd little man. It is my firm belief that Happy-Go-Lucky would not be a realistic movie without the presence of Scotts character, because most of us do not see only goodness in the world, equivalent Poppy does, we see the poverty, the wars, and the unfairness that Scott sees.

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