Nice review.

When people find themselves in trouble like this, they tend to blame the church, rather than accept responsibility for their choices. Their shtick is either the church's standards are unattainably high, or the church puts guilt on those who stumble.

Refreshingly, this film steers clear of church bashing.

The courage of the people who share their stories on film like this is completely admirable.

I believe the film does a great job of showing how every day people, people like us, with a few bad decisions can find ourselves on a disastrously difficult road.

The film inspires compassion (and not judgment) for those whose lives are so knotted, and is an effective warning for parents and children alike to steer clear of these pitfalls.

I was bothered by a few things, but I don't want to discuss them here. Seriously, it is a good film.

THANK YOU GENELLE!

I too witnessed a private screening of Happy Valley. I want to reiterate my experience and repeat what the director said in the Q&A after the screening. He said, "it is time we move away from denial by rooting our high morals and values here in Utah in reality." This is not an issue of religion, but rather an issue of humanity, where lives are at stake and families are broken. Happy Valley has legs of its own, and from what I hear, not only is it applicable to the whole world, but the whole world wants it.

It's more than a movie. It is an experience.

I'm still standing and applauding Happy Valley's outrageous contribution to humanity and to the world.