Literally, the one thing that matters for a movie like this is whether or not it is funny. I laughed a lot.

It is a pleasant enough cash grab, with a few laughs, but nothing worth going out of your way to see.

It is a sweet, funny, rom-com, that comes off as smart and slightly old-fashioned in the way it approaches subjects like love and death with a light hand.

This is the definition of a feel-good movie. It is all the better because it doesn’t push its audience to feel a certain way. We don’t need to hear speeches about how making people happy changes him. It trusts the story to work its magic.

There are stretches that are great, some that feel overly repetitive and an ending that I’m not quite sure how I feel about. That’s Yorgos Lanthimos for you.

It is a goofy little movie with charming animation, some tonal issues and a few amusing jokes. It is totally harmless, good-natured and completely forgettable.

The jokes are still cleverly stupid and it is just plain enjoyable to see these actors slip back into these roles, finding some new places to mine humor from.

There is a confidence that comes with every plot turn, like the filmmaker was sure the audience would follow him, no matter how uncomfortable things get. The result is captivating and very much a journey worth taking.

It is summer entertainment on a smaller scale and a fitting way to send us into the fall.

The story, despite a lot of subplots that feel like they should connect, doesn’t really end up going anywhere, producing a genuine “what was the point” feeling as the credits begin to roll.