The Happytime Murders
91 Min
Cert : 15
Cast Melissa McCarthy, Bill Baretta, Maya Rudolph, Elizabeth Banks
Director Brian Henson
When the cast of a classic TV show, The Happytime Gang, are targeted by a killer it brings retired puppet cop Phil Phillips (Baretta) back into action and teaming up with his Human ex-partner Connie Edwards (McCarthy) to try and solve the case. Set in a Los Angeles where puppets live alongside humans but are treated very much as second class citizens there are some not so subtle racism comparisons drawn.
The jokes come thick and fast and while a lot of the humour comes from cute puppets dropping F-bombs or saying outrageously crude things I never found it grating with a 91 minute runtime. The world the filmmakers have created feels believable and the relationship between Phillips and Edwards feels like a real friendship gone wrong with McCarthy doing a great job of conveying emotion opposite a puppet. Special mention should also go to Rudolph as Phil's personal assistant who steals every scene she is in.
★★★★☆
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