Rotten
Intriguing but overlong and indulgent, the work of a writer too in love with his characters.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Happy Endings
All's well that ends swell.
2005 · 2h 8m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Don Roos
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Happy Endings
Overview
Filmmaker Nicky offers to track down the son that Mamie gave up for adoption nearly two decades before. Meanwhile, Mamie's stepbrother (and the father of her child), Charley, along with his boyfriend, Gil, try to find out what became of the sperm Gil donated to a lesbian couple. Finally, singer Jude becomes entangled in a love triangle with androgynous drummer Otis and his conservative father.
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54%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Serves as a relaunching pad for the magical talents of Maggie Gyllenhaal as Jude.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
Roos's movie is so aggressively pleased with itself it leaves you feeling it doesn't even need an audience.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Rotten
[It] feels like Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia for adolescents.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Roos does an admirable job balancing the tragedy and comedy.
Allison Benedikt, Chicago Tribune
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