The Happytime Murders -

Upon release, The Happytime Murders was savaged. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 23% approval rating. The consensus reads: " The Happytime Murders has a novel, provocative premise — but little else to distinguish it, as it fails to deliver enough laughs or thrills to justify its own outrageousness."

: The film's "No Sesame. All Street." marketing campaign led to a lawsuit from the Sesame Workshop over claims of trademark infringement, though the suit was ultimately dismissed. Critical Reception The Happytime Murders

Set in an alternate Los Angeles where puppets—referred to as “Sesame Streeters” or worse, “rags”—live as second-class citizens alongside humans, the film follows private investigator Phil Phillips (voiced by Bill Barretta), a disgraced former LAPD officer and the only puppet detective on the force. When the cast of a beloved classic puppet show, The Happytime Gang , begins getting murdered one by one, Phil is forced to team up with his old human partner, Detective Connie Edwards (Melissa McCarthy), a bitter, chain-smoking cop with her own axes to grind. Upon release, The Happytime Murders was savaged

The cast of is a talented ensemble, bringing depth and nuance to their respective characters. Kyle Mooney and William Barre have great chemistry as the lead detectives, and their characters' differing perspectives on the world often provide comedic fodder. All Street