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Down on one's Lucky

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From: Evening Standard - London
Date: 20080430
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AMERICAN author Elbert Hubbard wrote that a pessimist is someone who has been compelled to live with an optimist. Happy-Go-Lucky's Poppy exists to prove him right. While the idea of a person who savours every moment in life and sees the good in everyone sounds wonderful, she is also a character so sure that the cup is half full that she condescendingly dismisses anyone who thinks it's half empty like a chipper version of Patricia Hewitt. Sally Hawkins captures Poppy to perfection, while Eddie Marsan, playing driving instructor Scott, continues to prove that he's one of our best character ...

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