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Amos Lassen wrote on 02/20/2011:

“Oh Happy Day”
Predictably Funny
Amos Lassen
If you love sitcoms, I am sure you will love “Oh Happy Day”. It is a very funny look at gay relationships and it is a very enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours. The performances and the script are good.
Two guys must battle through the consequences of having met, had sex and then begin working together at the same place and learning to make that relationship work. The only problem is that everything is predictable. Everything in the move seems designed to move the plot along and at times it seems to be quite contrived.
I actually thoroughly enjoyed the movie and looked at as a genesis for the young director to be able to do greater things in the future. There s a great deal of potential here and I feel it is going to explode into something really big.
The use of an interracial couple for the two leads is a nice twist and it shows, to some degree, how varied our community is. A little polish and a more serious script for the cast of this film will unquestionably bring something great in the future.

Buddhaman wrote on 10/04/2009:

I know some will not like this movie. However, I found it to be thoroughly entertaining. The fact that the two leads, Christopher Coluhoun and Stephen Billington are gorgeous and do a lot of making out are even more of a reason to like this film. The story line does drag a bit mid way, but over all, the movie manages to tell two stories in one film - the budding relationship between the two leads, and the fallacy of the modern world that believes the answer to all of its problems can be found in a pill.

jb wrote on 09/19/2008:

I aint going to ramble on about the predictable, and moronic storyline.
Simply put a simple and moronic storyline made excessively complicated by a writer/directopr who is too close to his "baby"
There are better more gripping movies than this that follow similar themes ---- give THIS a wide berth!

just a reviewer wrote on 08/12/2008:

........How do YOU pronounce 'Happiness'?" (alternate title for this review).

((1)). 2007 may just be considered a banner year for the release of two excellent gay films: one a romance ("Shelter"), the other ("O-H-D") a romantic comedy; one produced on this side of the Big Pond, one on the other side of that pond. Notably, what they have in common are decent production values, scripted stories that easily hold our interest, and male lead couples who'll keep your dreams alive and well. As for diffferences, I'll only mention that where "Shelter" takes us on an upliftingly enjoyable journey, "O-H-D" takes us on an upliftingly fun-loving journey. And where the former film gives us that special "B-G-L-M", in the latter film the Brits give us the "B-G-F-I-L-M". Please note that "Shelter" has already been discussed by this reviewer/commenter elsewhere on this site, so I'll now leave with you just a few addtional thoughts about this, to me, memorable English production. It so deserves NOT to be underrated/unrecognized.

((2)). Starting off with our two leads, we have good looking, blond Stephen Billington, playing David, who's kinda like the little boy who hasn't grown up yet. He's "Mr. Fun".......just over from the States, with the main goal of driving Englishman, Jonathan, both crazy and into bed. "J" on the other hand is the tall, hunky, marketing exec who is our "Mr. Serious" (a leanly well built and gorgeous Christopher Colquhoun). A lot of the fun you're going to have is in watching David take him down (and I mean that in a "straight" way). While it's the sometimes in a dither "J" we spend a little bit more time with, it is actually David who is the solid, hold-it-all-together core of this little duo. As in any relationship picture, there are going to be ups and downs, and these guys are terrific in giving us that back and forth, I can top what you're doing thing---while making us feel all the better for it. And if you think they're oh-so-verrry-good in giving us a tiff to remember, it'll be the making up after that's the real fun (and here's where that "B-G-F-I-L-M" comes in again.....it's a real hoot and it'll have your mind humming because you've become so pleased with what you're watching---it's just one of those memorably happy film moments).

((3)). There is a very good supporting cast, everyone of whom it's not possible to mention. BUT........there is a little girl (Poppy) who comes up with a couple of "philosophical zingers" which are a riot and which let us know she's more grown up than any of the rest of them. Oh, oh, and then there's my favorite of the adult, supporting actresses......you know, the gal with the rose on her ass (no, make that 'arse'). (Lol).

((4)). Winding down here, my "Best of the Night" award has to go to Director/Writer Ian Poitier who, however he did it, has gotten Billington and Colquhoun to give us some of the best man-on-man "lip-lock" scenes you're going to see outside of gay porn. Way to go, Guys; that's usually the big downfall of other gay mainline films.

((5)). Lastly, "Happy M'Buki--M'Vuki" to each and everyone of you out there!

((6)). PS--Ah.....the "B-G-F-I-L-M"? Okay....well that simply stands for "Big Gay Falling In Love Montage" (thanks, Director Jonah Markowitz).