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  • 2004
  • TV-14
  • Davis Entertainment Filmworks
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2004
  • TV-14
  • Davis Entertainment Filmworks
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary A literate and often funny story of love and how to receive it. Set in present day New York, this is the dramatic and emotional story of a gifted writer and the two people who come the understand him best - his best friend who idolizes his talent, and the woman who come to love him. (Davis Entertainment Filmworks)

Directed By: Mike Bencivenga

Written By: Richard Levine, Mike Bencivenga

  • 2004
  • TV-14
  • Davis Entertainment Filmworks
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2004
  • TV-14
  • Davis Entertainment Filmworks
  • 1 h 33 m

Happy Hour

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
40
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
5.2
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Summary A literate and often funny story of love and how to receive it. Set in present day New York, this is the dramatic and emotional story of a gifted writer and the two people who come the understand him best - his best friend who idolizes his talent, and the woman who come to love him. (Davis Entertainment Filmworks)

Directed By: Mike Bencivenga

Written By: Richard Levine, Mike Bencivenga

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
40
27% Positive
3 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
27% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
40
27% Positive
3 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
27% Negative
3 Reviews

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70
Shot on location in Manhattan, the film is steeped in understated New York City ambiance and discreetly tinted by Jeffrey M. Taylor's subtle score.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
70
Director Mike Bencivenga takes what could so easily have been a trite, cliche-riddled melodrama and instead, somehow turns it into...well, a wry and moving melodrama.
By Merle Bertrand FULL REVIEW
50
LaPaglia is a fine actor, but not even he can redeem such bathos.
By Chuck Wilson FULL REVIEW
50
The first hour is eloquent and true. Once the story takes its big turn toward tragedy, though, it becomes predictable and sentimental.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
40
LaPaglia, Feeney and Stoltz soldier bravely through an uninspired, airless script.
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38
Unfortunately, what you'll remember most about the movie is its banal script and dialogue so ripe it almost laughs at itself.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
20
Every alkie downward-spiral cliché from "The Lost Weekend" to "Leaving Las Vegas."
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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
5.2
17% Positive
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67% Mixed
4 Ratings
17% Negative
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67% Mixed
4 Ratings
17% Negative
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Production Company Davis Entertainment Filmworks, Hey Klein, O'Hara/Klein
Release Date Oct 22, 2004
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating TV-14
Genres
Tagline A love story, straight up with a twist.
Website http://www.HeyKlein.com/
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Awards

Prism Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Schermi d’Amore - Verona Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Florida Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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