Happiness for Beginners (2023) (original) (raw)
Helen signs up for a wilderness survival course, a year after getting divorced. She discovers through this experience that sometimes, you have to get really lost in order to find yourself.
Helen signs up for a wilderness survival course, a year after getting divorced. She discovers through this experience that sometimes, you have to get really lost in order to find yourself. (less)
Director: Vicky Wight
Starring: Ellie Kemper, Luke Grimes, Nico Santos, Ben Cook (XXIV), Alexander Koch, Gus Birney
Review by Brian Orndorf, July 27, 2023
6 / 10
�Happiness for Beginners� is an adaptation of a novel by Katherine Center. It�s the type of romantic story that�s easily predictable, with the final scene of the film a forgone conclusion, but it�s the journey there that counts the most. Writer/director Vicky Wight tries to make a cozy picture about navigation, physical and emotional, following a lonely woman dealing with all the trauma she�s experienced and the communication issues she�s having difficulty managing. There�s expected levels of romance and comedy, and Wright doesn�t exactly downplay the predictability of it all. However, she inv ...read more...
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