Happy, Texas Critic Reviews

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Based upon 10 Critic Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle | Bob GrahamAdd Critic to Favorites

Anybody with a soft spot for fakers, who either identifies with them or just admires their chutzpah, is going to get a kick out of Happy, Texas.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

A hoot, a hilarious comedy that's smart and caring, yet sexy and ingenious enough that it just might stir up some of that elusive "Full Monty"-style box-office appeal.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Keeps the laughs coming, and a dynamo named Steve Zahn is the cheif reason why. It's a one-joke movie, but the cast knows how to sell it.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

I can't imagine anyone not feeling entertained by Happy, Texas.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

This is one of those comedies that doesn't pound us on the head with the obvious, but simply lets us share vast amusement.Read the full review

Variety | Emanuel LevyAdd Critic to Favorites

Steve Zahn shines throughout Mark Illsley's feature debut, Happy, Texas, elevating this eccentric small-town comedy a notch or two above its level of writing.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

Along with a lot of 10-gallon laughs, Happy, Texas rustles up plenty of goodwill for its larcenous, sexually ambiguous leading men.Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

So soft-hearted it wouldn't hurt a fly.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

A comedy of '90s sexual inclusiveness as effervescent as a cold sody pop -- and about as intoxicating.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

Neither the actors nor their characters engender much affection.Read the full review

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