Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story documentary

"[It] is both an homage to an inspired endeavor and a cautionary tale illustrating how even the greatest popular success can be brought down by unchecked ego, perfectionism and “artistic temperament” at the top" 

"I spent the first hour of [it] guiltily feeling like I needed a rewatch of 'Ren & Stimpy' (...) the next 35 minutes feeling dirty (...) and the last 10 minutes getting actively angry about how the entire story had been framed and reduced to 'difficult genius' cliches" 

"[A] fascinating, if occasionally long-winded doc" 

"[It] is sadly just another interesting chapter in this very long book." 

"[It] features interesting behind-the-scenes stories but pads the running time with redundancies. Worse, it never adequately engages with the most horrifying elements of this tale." 

"Directors Ron Cicero & Kimo Easterwood deserve plenty of credit for putting together a stylish and informative documentary with candid interviews and fascinating insights." 

"Here is a documentary whose title contains radioactive levels of irony (...) Happy Happy Joy Joy is a dismal coda to a fondly remembered show (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"