Rated: R
Director: Brian Henson
In a present-day Los Angeles where humans and puppets exist together (though hardly equally; puppets are, by far, the minority here, put down and knocked around and disrespected by the majority of their human counterparts) former cop/current private eye Phil Philips, a puppet, takes on the case of a woman trying to find out who's blackmailing her, when he stumbles upon a much bigger case of someone who is systematically killing off every member (most of them puppets, including his brother) of a popular 1990's children's TV series. Unfortunately for Philips, the case throws him into direct contact with his old partner from the force, Detective Connie Edwards (Melissa McCarthy), and both bad memories and old grudges threaten to derail Philips from solving the shocking deaths. The Happytime Murders freaked a lot of people out upon its release, mostly those who saw the puppets as muppets and were shocked by the most-definitely-not-for-kids subject matter. Indeed, this film is one of the raunchiest, most foul-mouthed, sex-addicted smutfests I've seen in years - and, at times, both very funny and wholly entertaining, in a sick way. If you can get past the shocks, yes the mystery is a bit simple and the film's anti-racist/anti-feminist messages are a bit obvious ... but that said, there's something so decidedly bonkers about the film, it shot to the top of my Guilty Favorites list immediately upon viewing, and is one I know I'll watch repeatedly just for laughs. Definitely not for everyone, though, especially those squeamish about explicit puppet sex. 7.5/10 stars
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