Happiness (1998)
SHOCKING! Disgusting! Disturbing! Well acted.
19 November 2003
OH MY GOD! That was my reaction at the end of this movie. I couldn't believe how disturbing and shocking this movie was. I thought I had seen some movies with disturbing content, but I don't think I've ever seen anything this disturbing. Some of the scenes were very uncomfortable to watch. I was by myself and I felt like fastforwarding through some scenes. When I'm by myself I'll see a lot of nudity sex and cursing in movies and I don't even notice it. But this movie doesn't even have much cursing and barely any nudity and it was very disturbing. I guess it was a combination of very good acting and taboo subjects. I found the conversations with the boy and his father the hardest to watch just because that doesn't seem like anything a father should say to his son. And there are several masterbation scenes which you don't really want to see. I know almost everyone masterbates, but I don't care to see cum in motion pictures. OH GOD! The last scene in the movie I was laughing and simultaneously disgusted! You think Stifler drinking the beer with it in it is bad and the famous scene from Something about Mary was bad, but I think the last scene in this movie is worse! UGHHH! I don't know if I can place a number to rate this movie. The acting was good and I wanted to see how the movie ended, but I don't know if I can recommmend a movie I can barely watch myself. It was interesting I suppose, but some of the dialogue was brutally slow. There would be talking then long pauses between the characters. I would have liked to have seen more of a conclusion of what happened to the pedofile physchiatrist if he went to jail or if the kids father beat him up or killed him. I think Philip Seymour Hoffman was the best in this movie. I think he's one of the best actors of our time and I hope he gets roles in many future movies. Ok after reading this if you aren't scared away then I recommend this movie. What the hell I'll give it a rating 6.5/10.
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