THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS: In a world where humans and puppets co-exist, two detectives must join forces to find out who is killing off retired puppet sitcom stars. Mellisa McCarthy as Detective Connie Edwards and her former partner, Puppet Investigator Phil Phillips (voiced by Bill Barretta) set out to solve the case. Decidedly, not for children, this film received mostly negative reviews and a couple of nice ones. So be forewarned, it is raunchy, and in questionable taste at times as it shows the underbelly of the puppet life in Los Angeles ( It's really somewhere between a film noir of a Muppet movie and a Raymond Chandler take on Sesame Street, which is no real surprise since is was directed by Brian Henson, the son of the Muppet creator Jim Henson) So, in conclusion, if you can get past the hard-boiled, dirty, but funny dialogue and have an open mind, you might enjoy it. I did! And a special nod to Maya Rudolph as Investigator Phillips long-time receptionist, Bubbles. Too funny!
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