The Happy Prince's reviews
Media reviews
Los Angeles Times
It?s a film of decided care and forethought.
Empire
Even if his prosthetics make him look a bit like James May, Everett is near-flawless, and his film is a superb showcase for an actor whose celebrity has at times overshadowed his talent.
The Guardian
This film is a deeply felt, tremendously acted tribute to courage.
Vulture
The Happy Prince proves that a film can be both bleak and warm-spirited, as befits its mighty subject.
Screen Daily
It?s his own tender screenplay, however, and a burnished combination of empathy and realism that makes the picture a strongly cinematic statement.
The Washington Post
Fortunately, the maudlin moments are offset by fine performances, flashes of humor and a visual sense that?s more astute than the script.
Variety
As a final, permanent showcase for a role Everett was born to play, then, ?The Happy Prince? does the job.
The Hollywood Reporter
Despite Everett's command in the central performance and a script liberally sprinkled with amusing bons mots, The Happy Prince generates only faltering dramatic momentum and a shortage of pathos.
Indiewire
Everett's heartfelt performance rescues this otherwise bland depiction of a lonely man at the end of his life.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote