While I am excited to see Ellie Kemper play against type (she's not bat shit oddball in this one) the movie is just so hapless in its pacing, it struggles to create any real characters that aren't cliches, and it never make any of its supposed romance feel real, so in the end Happiness for Beginners is dull and lifeless from the get go and never finds its footing.
The cast is great but they are all wasted in one note, stereotypical roles that feel more like casting sheets than actual people. And it's all too bad really cause Kemper has potential to be more than just what she's become known for. Yes she's very talented and delightful in the kinds of rolls her Office and Kimmy Schmidt characters have made us know her for, but she needs a better vehicle than this clunker.
Happiness for Beginners
Starring: Ellie Kemper, Luke Grimes, Blythe Danner, Nico Santos, Ben Cook, Shayvawn Webster, Alexander Koch
Writer/Director: Vicky Wight
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