Happy Go Lucky
I saw Happy Go Lucky this evening. It's a really enjoyable film about a 30 year old primary school teacher who maintains a positive outlook on life. You could be forgiven from the trailers for thinking that she's just a bit dim, but in fact the very opposite is the case. Her bright disposition, honesty and trusting nature shines a light on others, allowing her to look below the surface in order to help and guide people when necessary, and make a positive difference to people's lives. Being a Mike Leigh film I actually had a vague sense of foreboding througought, expecting that she'd die of cancer at the end or be hit by a car or something, but I don't think I'm spoiling the film by saying that nothing bad really happens, just the usual ups and downs of life for a primary school teacher.So, I'd highly recommend it to everyone. Mind you, I highly recommended Toscana on Divisions Street, and we went back for Jane's birthday, and they were crap. The food was still nice, but the service was shocking. The same two waiters as before, but in the few weeks since I was there, the vague sense of antagonism between them has grown into full blown animosity, and sadly the customer is the victim of their feuding. Three hours it took them to server us 2 courses. I'd have liked dessert and coffee, but none of us had the required four hours to spare that it would have taken. Still, we had a fun time, none the less. Hopefully one or both of the waiters will move on and Toscana can live up to its potential.
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