Happy Ever Afters: Pusan blog review

I found a blog review of the film from someone who saw it at the recent Pusan Film Festival.

Far from a sophisticated or smart comedy, this is an Irish rom-com in the best tradition of Hollywood versions – shallow, one-dimensional characters, inconsistent characterisation, slapstick humour, contrived coincidences and other such situations. But if you don't mind all those (I don't), then it is a fairly enjoyable romp.

That's partly thanks to the actors, the cheerful Sally Hawkins (whom I saw last year at the same film fest in her award-winning role in Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky ... hey, just realised the titles begin with the same word!), and relatively new British actor Tom Riley who exudes boyish charm. (Useful here, considering that 'bumbling' is the operative adjective in describing his character.)