I read a very positive review about this film before I watched it, so maybe that too added to my overall disappointment.
I found the character Poppy very annoying. An irritating person who giggles all the time even though she doesn't have any reason to it. I mean, I understand that she was supposed to be a very happy, optimistic person but she was just irritating. She also mocked the driving instructor and constantly ignored his requests. That man looked as if he would explode any moment during the whole movie. In the end he exploded too and that finally washed away the silly giggling from Poppy's face.
The overall presentation of her being happy I found very unrealistic and artificial. It was simply too much. And not to mention her clothing. She looked like a skinny Vicky Pollard. I understand that she wanted to show that people shouldn't take themselves so serious and we all should keep our 'childish' side but the way she did it, that was way too much and tiresome.
Review of Happy-Go-Lucky
