Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly challenging specter of adulthood. Sam Wexler is a struggling writer who’s having a particularly bad day. When a young boy gets separated from his family on the subway, Sam makes the questionable decision to bring the child back to his apartment and thus begins a rewarding, yet complicated, friendship. Sam’s life revolves around his friends—Annie, whose self-image keeps her from commitment; Charlie and Mary Catherine, a couple whose possible move to Los Angeles tests their relationship; and Mississippi, a cabaret singer who catches Sam’s eye.
Written, directed, and starring Josh Radnor (CBS’s How I Met Your Mother ), happythankyoumoreplease boasts a wryly funny script and engaging performances from its ensemble cast. With honesty and humor, Radnor captures a generational moment—young people on the cusp of truly growing up, struggling for connection, and hoping to define what it means to love and be loved.—Sundance Film Festival
Made me wanna sing the 90s (or is it 80s?) hit: "If love is blindddd... I find my waaayyy with youuuu..".. HAH!
" This writer that I know once told me this great thing. He said every five years he realizes what an asshole he was five years ago. Every five years, like clockwork, he goes, “Man, I was such an asshole five years ago.” So if we accept this, that means everything we think and feel and say now in five years will just be embarrassing. "
Happythankyoumoreplease is one of those titles crying out for bad punnery. That smug, ‘Yes, I got it, but where’s the rest’ dig at this mantra mouthful, highlighting a story’s shortcomings in the process… read review