The Happytime Murders

Brian Henson takes his world of fluffy figures to a new realm with the fresh black comedy action crime film, The Happytime Murders. The outrageously adult film stars Melissa McCarthy, Bill Baretta, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale, Elizabeth Banks and Leslie David Baker. 

Setting the scene in a society where humans and puppets co-exist, disgraced ex-police detective turned private investigator, Phil Phillips is forced to reunite with his ex-partner to find a serial killer taking out Muppets from the hit television show ‘The Happytime Gang’. Finding himself in all the right places at the wrong times, Phil goes on the run with partner Edwards to find the killer before he himself ends up de-fluffed. 

It’s hard for a highly-anticipated film to deliver on expectations and disappointingly Happytime does not. Although there were plenty of laughs from the borderline over the top dialogue, if you have seen the trailers then you have probably caught all the best bits.  

★★★1/2

Reviewed by Riley Hooper