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- 2005
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 2 h 8 m
- 2005
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 2 h 8 m
Summary Don Roos deftly weaves together multiple stories to create a sharp, witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself. A feast of buried secrets, missed opportunities and welcome second chances, this wildly original comedy proves that the happiest ending of all is the one you least expect. (Lions Gate Films)
- 2005
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 2 h 8 m
- 2005
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 2 h 8 m
Happy Endings
57
7.2
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Summary Don Roos deftly weaves together multiple stories to create a sharp, witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself. A feast of buried secrets, missed opportunities and welcome second chances, this wildly original comedy proves that the happiest ending of all is the one you least expect. (Lions Gate Films)
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
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65% Positive
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29% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
57
65% Positive
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
29% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Why aren't there more American movies like this? I mean smart, unpretentious, sophisticated, un-condescending and cheap.
There are marvelous moments and dull ones. The best asset is first-rate acting; the worst liability is Roos's overuse of cinematic gimmicks.
When all is said and done, Roos treats his characters and his audience to an unblushingly sentimental, conciliatory ending of the kind that ordinarily makes me feel as though I'm being played for a sucker. I wept on demand and went home happy.
Roos creates a slate of interesting characters who find themselves in unexpected situations that lead to realistic--and in their own way, happy--endings.
There aren't a lot of laughs in Happy Endings, and those that sneak in are pretty wry. There's no comedic snap either, and while that seems not to be the point, humor might have helped with the film's often-sluggish pacing.
Roos forecasts and explains every development with a title card, a device not unlike having someone yammering in your ear throughout the entire feature run time. In a more self-effacing director's commentary, he might have asked us, at least, to forgive the pun.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 User Ratings
7.2
57% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 User Ratings
7.2
57% Positive
8 Ratings
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29% Mixed
4 Ratings
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14% Negative
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Awards
Satellite Awards
• 4 Nominations
Chlotrudis Awards
• 1 Nomination
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Nomination
