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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamAnybody 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.
- 90Film.comGemma FilesFilm.comGemma FilesSweet and hilarious, a classic crowd-pleaser which elevates rather than eviscerates the homespun eccentrics who make up its cast of characters.
- 80So full of winning performances and so disarmingly uncynical in its affection for its characters, it manages to leave you with a Texas-size grin on your face anyway.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakA fresh, well-written comedy that doesn't lag, casts its actors against type and has a real love for its characters.
- 70VarietyEmanuel LevyVarietyEmanuel LevySteve 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.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumA comedy of '90s sexual inclusiveness as effervescent as a cold sody pop -- and about as intoxicating.
- 65TNT RoughCutTNT RoughCutZahn, however, is definitely the star of the film, with his quirky portrayal of Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr. getting all of the laughs, and none of the credit.
- 63San Francisco ExaminerWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ExaminerWalter AddiegoIt's soft-edged fun that loses direction (or, given the scattershot plot, directions).
- 50Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorIts charm and humor will be overshadowed for some by the exploitation of gay stereotypes--which is ironic, since their arch usage ultimately allows the movie to be progressive, if only slightly.
- 38USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkNeither the actors nor their characters engender much affection.