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Happy Endings
2005
This comedic drama from writer-director Don Roos ('The Opposite Of Sex') comes packed with many unusual themes including abortion, homosexual parenting, teenage pregnancy, marrying for green cards, and the unscrupulous practice of bringing a client to orgasm at the conclusion of a massage (the happy ending referenced in the .. Read more
| Starring | Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Jesse Bradford, Maggie Gyllenhaal |
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| Director | Don Roos |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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It's a long time since John Schneider roamed Hazzard County as Bo Duke, smashing up cars with his cousin Luke and incurring the wrath of Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane in The Dukes of Hazzard. In this slight romantic comedy he attempted to carve himself a new screen persona, with limited results. He plays a writer looking for love with his equally lonely neighbour Catherine Hicks. It's amiable enough, but so lightweight that it barely registers.
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A rare American movie with the edge and wisdom of the best foreign films... The movie gradually deepens as Roos interweaves multiple plot strands and a large cast of characters
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With her well-honed comedic timing, Kudrow does a fine job as someone who was thrown off course at an early age.... Arnold's performance is more nuanced than usual
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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27 out of 29 people found this review helpful
Ignore that other daft review! Excellent film!
I picked this film from the rental library based on the cast, and it was a really pleasant surprise. It is a character ensemble piece, with several inter-... more
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14 out of 18 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Secrets and lies in California
Don Roos's obsession seems to be the corrosive effect of secrets and lies and also of truth, which can sometimes be even more damaging. He seems fascinated ... more
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11 out of 14 people found this review helpful
Bits and pieces...
This is a highly watchable and entertaining film, with lots of fine touches (Coogan's peformance in the encounter with the lesbian ... more
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
A Comedy Of Sorts...
'Happy Endings' is a companion piece to the same director's 'The Opposite Of Sex'. Again with Lisa Kudrow, it presents a series of ... more
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
SIMPLY AMAZING
Happy Endings without a doubt is one of the best films I have ever seen (and I see a lot a lot of films). Without destroying the ending, I can tell you if you ... more
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27 out of 29 people found this review helpful
Ignore that other daft review! Excellent film!
I picked this film from the rental library based on the cast, and it was a really pleasant surprise. It is a character ensemble piece, with several inter-... more
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14 out of 18 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Secrets and lies in California
Don Roos's obsession seems to be the corrosive effect of secrets and lies and also of truth, which can sometimes be even more damaging. He seems fascinated ... more
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11 out of 14 people found this review helpful
Bits and pieces...
This is a highly watchable and entertaining film, with lots of fine touches (Coogan's peformance in the encounter with the lesbian ... more
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
A Comedy Of Sorts...
'Happy Endings' is a companion piece to the same director's 'The Opposite Of Sex'. Again with Lisa Kudrow, it presents a series of ... more
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Refreshingly different
Films like this don't come along very often. Although Steve Coogan's accent is amusing at times, you do forget that this is 'Alan Partridge'. ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Worth Watching
It seems like too many characters/plots are being set up at the start and you almost need to take notes. The 'pop-up' writing can be annoying at first ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
How did this ever open for a Gay film festival?
No idea how this movie was ever financed, nevermind chosen as an opener for the film festival a couple of years ago. An absolutely waste of time is all I'll... more
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
SIMPLY AMAZING
Happy Endings without a doubt is one of the best films I have ever seen (and I see a lot a lot of films). Without destroying the ending, I can tell you if you ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Bit hit and miss
This film is a bit hit and miss. Some bits work brilliantly and others you just wait to end. Personally, this kind of multi-strand storytelling, is better ... more
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Cracking film...
...ignore the other reviews. Its probably too subtle for them. The guy who said it wasn't funny obviously didn't realise that its not a comedy. Perhaps ... more
Critics' reviews (4)
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It's a long time since John Schneider roamed Hazzard County as Bo Duke, smashing up cars with his cousin Luke and incurring the wrath of Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane in The Dukes of Hazzard. In this slight romantic comedy he attempted to carve himself a new screen persona, with limited results. He plays a writer looking for love with his equally lonely neighbour Catherine Hicks. It's amiable enough, but so lightweight that it barely registers.
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A rare American movie with the edge and wisdom of the best foreign films... The movie gradually deepens as Roos interweaves multiple plot strands and a large cast of characters
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With her well-honed comedic timing, Kudrow does a fine job as someone who was thrown off course at an early age.... Arnold's performance is more nuanced than usual
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Slyly subversive....Mr. Roos has a screwball director's sense of timing and a writer's love for the well-turned phrase
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