The Happy Poet (2013)
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 3
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Critic Reviews: 4
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 1
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THE HAPPY POET is an all-organic, mostly vegetarian comedy about Bill, a struggling poet who pours his heart, soul, and last few dollars into starting a healthy food stand, surprising friends and customers with his dry wit and offbeat passion. Motivated by help from a rag-tag group of supporters and a budding romance with a poetry-loving customer, Bill strives to make a difference in the world, until surprising complications jeopardize his new friendships and threaten Bill's dreams for a hot
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Cast
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Paul Gordon
Bill -
Jonny Mars
Donnie -
Chris Doubek
Curtis -
Liz Fisher
Agnes -
Amy Meyers-Martin
Lily -
Ricardo G. Lerma
Banker -
Sam Wainwright Dougl...
Buddy -
Carlos Trevino
Derrick -
Troy Anthony Miller
Econtainer Salesman -
Paul Famighetti
Ungrateful Customer -
Nancy Gresham
Hot Dog Girl -
Frank Veierstahler
Customer #2 -
Donald Robinson, Jr.
Customer #3 -
Kelle Austin
Customer #4 -
Sean Gallagher
Vegan Cookie Guy -
Matt Muir
Party Guy #1 -
David Fabelo
Party Guy #2 -
Matthew Ryan Directo...
Party Guy #3 -
Emily Ramshaw
Emily -
Laura Stromberg
Laura -
Anika Kunik
Smoking Woman -
Carolyn Gordon
Bill's Mom -
Eleanor Cheetham
Eleanor -
Robie Gay
Randy
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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (3)
[Paul Gordon generates] good-natured humor through earthy characterization and precise observation of what it's like to run a small business. (His editing, which often approximates the rhythm of workaday drudgery, is clever without being cutesy.)
Top CriticIt's hardly slick, but that's the selling point. The Happy Poet approaches the ups and downs of friendship, love, work and life with a disposition that is both sardonic and sunny.
This mumblecore entry sometimes sacrifices ambiguity for the sake of broader, telegraphed, one-note laughs.
The smiley ending, most likely meant to be ironic, feels tacked on. But the consistent comic tone of those earlier scenes--a gentle squirm--makes The Happy Poet a promising debut.
THE HAPPY POET tells a story that could use a little more meat.
A laid-back green entrepreneur capitalizes on patience and perseverance in his quest to operate a successful organic food cart.
If you can swallow the contrived ending, the main course is completely satisfying.
A male variation on Lena Dunham, a meandering, Mumblecore meditation on relationships by a guy with a masters degree and a meatless food stand.
Sincerely tells about an underdog geek trying to survive in a world ruled by capitalists.
A diffident, occasionally sly comedy that could have benefitted from a little more energy and range.
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