Before I get into my review, I had no idea what this movie was about. The only thing I knew about it was that it was up for a few Golden Globes. I hadn’t read any synopsis or anything on the film. I’m not familiar with the works of Mike Leigh or Sally Hawkins. After seeing this film, I would like to say that I will go back and watch all the movies they have done.
Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is an extremely optimistic primary school teacher. She is a 30-year-old single woman who lives life to the fullest with her best friend Zoe, who she also lives with. Poppy loves to get drunk with friends, teach at her school and share her optimism and happiness with even the most pessimistic people.
When her bike gets stolen, she looks around for it to see if it is nearby. After realizing it’s gone, she says “Oh I never got the chance to say goodbye.” This shows how cheerful she is. If my bike was stolen, I would be very upset.
Poppy still needs to obtain her driver’s license. Her instructor Scott has a serious attitude problem and takes out all his anger on Poppy. She doesn’t really flinch and she tries to make Scott happy but he doesn’t seem to respond to her cheeriness.
Is there a plot to this film? Not exactly. But that doesn’t stop us from enjoying what Sally is going to do next.
Poppy does grow up just a little bit though. When she sees one of the kids she teaches bully people around for no reason, she realizes she has to do something in order for him to stop. She calls the assistance for a social worker.
While she works the child problem out, she falls for her social worker and decides to date him. They both become the happiest couple I have ever seen on screen.
I have never felt so happy after watching a film. After countless years of watching movies, I won’t say this is the best movie ever made but it is one to even get the most cynical person happy about.
Hawkins is just downright cute and fits the role perfectly. Her ability to hold that smile and giggle for two hours may make people wonder if she is really that cheerful or just a very good actress. I’ll say she’s both.
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4)
And while I’m at it some very late reviews
Appaloosa 3.5/4 A good Western. Viggo plays second in command but comes out on top over Ed Harris.
Changeling 4/4 Clint Eastwood directs a powerful and devastating film. It needs to be seen more than once
Role Models 3/4 Formulaic but funny.
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