Starring: Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman
Director: Mike Leigh
Country: UK
Genre: Dramedy

She’s kind of like a Disney character. Isn’t she? Yeah.

I feel weird saying it aloud, but this film challenged me in ways I hadn’t thought possible. It focuses on a character so hell-bent on being cheery that it begins to get a little grating. Immediately I was conflicted over having this feeling for such a well intentioned character, but slowly the layers started to peel back and a chasm of depth was revealed. My pessimistic way of thinking immediately started believing that I was being mislead and that this mostly-happy story could only end in death or some cataclysmic event, but I was pleasantly surprised by its outcome and the message it successfully delivered.