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24 October 2008 3:00 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

It might surprise you to learn that Mike Leigh has earned five Oscar nominations in the past 12 years, both as a writer and director. There's every likelihood that more nominations will follow for his latest homegrown effort, Happy-Go-Lucky. The film focuses on a tremendously positive character named Poppy, and for her work, Sally Hawkins seems destined for one of those nominations.

Leigh makes no bones about...well, anything. He's completely upfront and a complete original. We had a chance to talk to the famed British director on his first visit to the Arizona desert. And, as always, he had plenty to say.

Happy-Go-Lucky, even though it seems very much like a Mike Leigh film, is playing different notes than we've heard from you in the past decade or so.

Maybe it is, but I try to do something different every time I make a film. I mean, Naked was startlingly »

- Colin Boyd

23 October 2008 10:00 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

Happy-Go-Lucky Directed by: Mike Leigh Cast: Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman, Samuel Roukin Time: 2 hrs Rating: R Plot: Poppy (Hawkins) is a woman who is always wearing a smile on her face. She walks through life always looking for the positive spin on things in North London with her friends. Who’s It For? Are you convinced that sunshine always beats rain? This is a film that will test the theory. It's actually tough to say if this is for people who can't stand the annoying over-talker in the group, or for those who have no idea they are the one who just can't shut up. Expectations: I have been a fan of Leigh but it comes down to one film: Topsy-Turvy. Otherwise Secrets & Lies and Career Girls underperformed for me. »

2 articles from 2008