The New York Times by Stephen Holden

Not a horror movie but a witty, expertly constructed psychological thriller.

Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov

Terribly Happy isn't, but it is wonderfully unhinged, and a painstakingly constructed meditation on a place where good and evil meet, mate, and make sour times sublime and, dare I say it, beautiful.

The A.V. Club by Noel Murray

This is a smart, melancholy crime picture, which takes its cues from the title of the perverse old standard Christensen plays on her stereo at night: “You Always Hurt The One You Love.”

Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy

Inventive, droll and sharp, the film is rich in comic darkness but quite humane and genuine as well.

Village Voice

Cedergren is a little too bland, but that works with Hansen's air of haplessness and sets him apart from the colorful locals. His self-inflicted reckoning is a horizon visible throughout the movie, and the bog outside of town is a thudding but effective metaphor of willful repression.

Variety

Entertaining and full of surprising twists, this highly cinematic tale of a Copenhagen policeman working punishment duty in the provinces plays with genre in a manner that can be compared with the Coen brothers or David Lynch.

The Hollywood Reporter by Ray Bennett

The film gets seriously weird as it goes along, but without losing its sense of direction or taste for offbeat humor.

Variety by Allisa Simon

Entertaining and full of surprising twists, this highly cinematic tale of a Copenhagen policeman working punishment duty in the provinces plays with genre in a manner that can be compared with the Coen brothers or David Lynch.

Village Voice by Nicolas Rapold

Cedergren is a little too bland, but that works with Hansen's air of haplessness and sets him apart from the colorful locals. His self-inflicted reckoning is a horizon visible throughout the movie, and the bog outside of town is a thudding but effective metaphor of willful repression.

Arizona Republic by Bill Goodykoontz

Terribly Happy must surely be the greatest Danish Western ever made.

San Francisco Chronicle by Walter Addiego

It may not sound funny, but there's a bleakly comic air about the story, and a bit of surrealism, suggesting the most caustic side of the Coen brothers.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

The actors are charmingly low-key, and the lensing, by Jorgen Johansson, adds to the offbeat aura. Whatever you do, don't miss the booze-guzzling showdown.

Los Angeles Times

An enjoyably involving mystery-thriller.

New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

Such dark doings won't be for everyone, but fans of similarly dry Nordic fare -- like the works of Aki Kaurismaki -- will be happy to have found it.

Time Out by Joshua Rothkopf

The film is vigorous exercise for those who prefer their mysteries knowing and knotty.