 What's going on guys? My name is Zach, and I'm here to review the happy time murders Now let me just tell you something. I absolutely love this movie. I think it's one of the best puppet movies ever made Rated our hard R rated our Muppet movie stuff. Love it. Love it. Love it. But this is called the happy time murder Okay, okay, okay, listen to me right now. Stop it. This is it Sorry about that guys. Let's get to the review. What's going on guys? Welcome to a brand new movie review today I'm discussing happy time murders as if you can't tell by my intro my little puppet friend won't be joining me because he liked the film and he had some good pros to it that I will discuss but overall I found the film to be very Disappointing in its tone and just a lot of other things to that but we will get into that but of course happy time murders is directed by Brian Henson the Son of Jim Henson one of the famous creators of all these puppetry and especially the Muppets Of course, what is happy time murders and for some reason you've escaped from seeing the trailer and haven't heard of this film It's about a world where humans and puppets live and coincide and it's about one detective named Phil Phillips Who also has a partner named detective Edwards played by Melissa McCarthy and both of them embark on a journey After a bunch of puppets start dying They have to figure out who's killing these puppets off and what's going on from that concept I remember when they announced this film like five years ago. I was so Frickin excited for this film because I am a big puppetry fan. I'm a big fan of them up It's I love puppetry. I think it's super cool I have to say if you like seeing bloopers and like kind of behind the scenes for Puppetry stay after the credits for the film because that's one of the best parts about the film is seeing how they Actually did all the puppetry seeing all the different type of bloopers they put into it I thought that was really cool to see. Yeah, I was really excited to see this film Then I got a little hesitant when I saw Melissa McCarthy got on board now. I'm not the biggest fan of hers I think she's fantastic and spy. I think she's great and bridesman But she's always doing the same shtick and she does the same shtick in here Which again kind of falters the film in a bit I feel like there was other cast and other female performances that could have been put into this thing I think Rachel McAdams would have been fantastic in this role I think Tiffany Haddish put her in here would have been great as well I think there's a ton of other actresses You could have easily inserted into this role and it would have made for a better comfortable thing And it wouldn't have just felt like another Melissa McCarthy comedy because that's what the film started out to be and it came out To be in the end big thing that did surprise me out throughout this whole entire film is that Phil Phillips the one of the puppets the blue Puppet you see in the trailer is actually the main character of the film I didn't expect that it from the trailers it posed that most of McCarthy is going to be the main character But overall it is a puppet-centric film about Phil Phillips in his life Melissa McCarthy's the sporting actress and that is something you need because I didn't think they're gonna take that route But they did and I think that route helped us film Marveously as the film opens up you start to learn about Phil Phillips and his life and what he does And you start to learn more about the puppets and whatnot and I just I wanted more of that I wanted more of the world building because I think it's a cool little idea to have the puppets living coincide within humans And it's something like a who frame Roger Rabbit I'm not saying this is like who frame Roger but it has that same concept where it's cartoons living with humans And I wanted more of that I think that's why I was so excited for this film years ago because I was I love the concept I think the concepts brilliant I think you would get a director like Brian Henson on someone who knows how puppetry works And I think you have something in the goldmine right there like and say here. I did laugh at parts I did laugh I didn't hate everything But I think this is where I kind of dive into my cons a lot of my cons reside into this film feeling like it just overextended SNL skit which I hate saying that and maybe that's a good or bad thing My audience was laughing and I laughed at to I giggle I chuckled But he didn't laugh as hard as I wanted to and my biggest thing with a comedy is if I'm not entertaining I'm not laughing that I'm gonna start judging it for every other thing That's where I kind of get into the story and the script I felt like this film would have been way better if it was darker I feel like it would have made for a darker comedy in a sense kind of like the nice guys vibe I think the nice guys vibe would have worked for this film and it would have made it 10 times better again I think the script is another big issue for the film And I think that's where all the issues really reside in because a lot of the humor just goes for that Raunchy R rated goofy humor and I get it That's what the trailers posted out to be and I understood that but seeing in its context It just felt like it was that class clown and class going. Oh my god. Look at him. He's funny. Look at him Look at me. I'm being funny. Look at me and that's what the whole film felt like That's where I was kind of just disappointed overall because I felt like you didn't need that in the movie at all And I didn't want that in the film I didn't want to feel like it was just pointing at things. Look at this I'm trying really hard to make you laugh and yeah, sometimes that trying really hard did make me laugh But overall it just overextended its welcome again It just felt like an overextended SNL skit points me back into my same direction where I do think this film would have worked In a darker comedy route like a dramedy again I think if it had the same vibe as the nice guys, it would have worked on a better level I think more clever humor with that raunchy humor mixed in there would have worked and were to worked Seamlessly no pun intended and this film isn't one of the worst films I've seen this year And it definitely is not one of the best it overall is just a very big disappointment to me You know, that's where it comes in this is route. I laughed I chuckled my audience was dying laughing And maybe when you see this film, you're gonna die laughing too But for me, I felt as if it could have just been better And I think with everyone on board this cast the production the idea the concept is something that deserved better All that said, I'm gonna give happy time murders a C minus Here's your guys thoughts on happy time murders. Do you love it? You hate it? Let's talk about it down below in the comments. And are you gonna behave yourself now? No, you don't want to talk now. No, it's alright. He's a pretty cool fellow though Of course guys if you guys are new here hit up sandwich on films down below because right down there You guys can get into advanced movie screens like this film check out some movie news and also some movie reviews But guys of course until next time Stay classy and have a great rest of your day You