Featured Audience Ratings

• Nicki M

  
  Really wasn't expecting much, but this was a lovely movie. Cast are all excellent and it had several stories running at once, all of which I enjoyed. The character with alopecia was something different and very nicely written.

• Alice S

  
  Bravo Josh Radnor. BRA-VO. I love him as Ted on HIMYM (and I also happen to love the character of Ted, unlike haters who prefer Barney as their man of the half-hour), and now, I really dig Radnor as a writer. "HappyThankYouMorePlease" didn't have a lot going for it.… More
  Bravo Josh Radnor. BRA-VO. I love him as Ted on HIMYM (and I also happen to love the character of Ted, unlike haters who prefer Barney as their man of the half-hour), and now, I really dig Radnor as a writer. "HappyThankYouMorePlease" didn't have a lot going for it. Its clunky-ass title aside, a quirky independent romantic dramedy about six 20-30 somethings in New York City? So played out. In spite of that title though, Radnor has written a pretty mellow script that doesn't smack of an agenda. The inciting incident of Sam taking in Rasheen, a lost African-American boy, isn't about white liberal guilt like in "The Blind Side." They just become friends. Sam fosters Rasheen more out of selfish reasons than altruistic ones: he enjoys being looked up to, he enjoys fucking up his own life. The movie's also not THAT quirky, in comparison to "Garden State" or "Juno," both of which I do love. I think Radnor's going for realism here, and I think he succeeds. The few quirks that happen - Sam and Mississippi's three-night-stand or Annie's Alopecia Awareness Party - are tempered with subtle regret (in re the former) and forced gaiety (in re the latter). The intertwining stories are also not THAT intertwining, in comparison to "Love Actually" or *gag* "Valentine's Day." There's no huge payoff - oh this person knows this person and oh that person is that person's long-lost half-second-cousin-twice-removed. It's just some people - some are friends, some are lovers, some are strangers, some are children of parents' best friends so they call each other "cousins" (but that's established early on in the movie) - and it's just some stories. The theme of gratitude isn't entirely evinced in ALL the stories, and I can see how that can be a criticism, but honestly, I'm glad it didn't smack me in the face. I love the veiled Woody Allen observation that Mary Catherine makes, "Why one movie a year? Why not one every other year?" because I LITERALLY heard someone say those EXACT words the other day, which goes to prove, every movie I'm seeing right now is about me [at the time of original viewing]. I wonder if non-Woody Allen fans won't get the reference or if they do, find it pretentious. I think it still works though cuz A) Woody's name isn't mentioned, so those who get it will chuckle and those who don't will just let it go, and 2) That line and other pro-NYC/anti-LA litanies are delivered by Zoe Kazan, who has kinduva shrill voice and kiddish demeanor. A character can be whiney and pretentious; a movie catered to a general audience shouldn't be. As for Josh Radnor's acting, it's plenty serviceable. People complain that he's just playing Ted. Well, so what? It goes with the role. Wait for him to uglify himself and play a murderous transvestite prostitute. Then people will respect him. Anyway, he does provide subtle changes. Sam is a little edgier than Ted - definitely more cynical and pushy (in regard to the boudoir...). Radnor brings just the right amount of sleaze. The other supporting actors/characters are quite delightful too, especially Tony "Buster Bluth" Hale as Sam #2. He really does become quite a stud. Can I also say how much I love Kate Mara? I was hoping she'd get the role of Lisbeth Salander instead of her sister, but oh well. She has such an interesting mouth, a Joker-esque grin. Her rendition of Kander and Ebb's "Sing Happy" is wonderful as well. Her cabaret-style soprano is reminiscent of Katie Holmes'...but better. The happy montage underscoring her song and the cut-to-black is also a sweet, subtle close. The only change I would make to the end is that instead of cut-to-black, I want Sam to go up to Mississippi and earnestly say, "You looked very pretty" (like Rasheen suggested earlier), then fade-to-black.

• Cynthia S

  
  So good!! Josh Radnor is a very charming, and funny actor (and a good director, I might add). This little Independent project of his turned out to be a very fun, and endearing, movie. Love the witty dialogue, and the musical montage ending that gives "closure" to all the… More
  So good!! Josh Radnor is a very charming, and funny actor (and a good director, I might add). This little Independent project of his turned out to be a very fun, and endearing, movie. Love the witty dialogue, and the musical montage ending that gives "closure" to all the story lines within the film. Very enjoyable!

• Fernando Rafael Q

  
  Josh Radnor, better known as "Ted" from sitcom How I Met Your Mother, directs, writes and stars in happythankyoumoreplease, a beautiful dramedy with a pleasant, offbeat soundtrack. Already a winner at Sundance, Radnor shows real promise as a director and even more so as a… More
  Josh Radnor, better known as "Ted" from sitcom How I Met Your Mother, directs, writes and stars in happythankyoumoreplease, a beautiful dramedy with a pleasant, offbeat soundtrack. Already a winner at Sundance, Radnor shows real promise as a director and even more so as a writer. I loved how his characters are fully relatable but just a little bit twisted. They're brought to life in great performances by Radnor, Malin Åkerman, Zoe Kazan, Pablo Schreiber, Kate Mara and especially Tony Hale.

• Lorenzo v

  
  <i>"Go get yourself loved."</i> Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved.… More
  <i>"Go get yourself loved."</i> Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved. <center><font size=+2 face="Century Schoolbook"><b><u>REVIEW</u></b></font></center> "I was a well-fed, middle-class kid who came from good parents; I've got no material." Those words, spoken by Sam the writer, are just one example of how Josh Radnor blurs the lines between writer and character in his debut film, happythankyoumoreplease. In it, we follow the lives of a few late-20s/early-30s bachelors and bachelorettes in New York City, a place Radnor portrays endearingly. Sam (played by Radnor) is a cynical writer desperately trying to sell one of his short stories. His best friend Anne (Malin Akerman) can't seem to stop dating the wrong guys. His cousin Mary (Zoe Kazan) is pressured by her boyfriend to go to Los Angeles (a city she loathes) and leave New York (the city she calls home). Along the way we meet all sorts of characters, including Rasheen, a "young black child" who, after shuffling through several foster families, has no home. Sam takes Rasheen in for awhile, at least until he can figure out what to do with him. Anne accuses him of using the boy for material, but it's more complicated than that. Although we've seen the little-kid-sidekick device before, it's so lightheartedly entertaining here that we really don't care. Michael Algieri's debut as Rasheen will steal your heart. I have yet to mention Mississippi, a bartender/cabaret singer, played by the lovely Kate Mara, who serves as Sam's romantic conflict. They hit it off quickly, possibly too quickly, and we wonder if they've met at the wrong time. Regardless, their interactions are the most cringe-worthy of the film (see: "let's clean each other up" and "you write short stories, I'm ready for the novel"). On the other hand, great music from Jaymay kept me in tune with the film's title. It serves as a narrative soundtrack for happythankyoumoreplease and gives it an indie feel (the film won the Audience Award for Best Drama at Sundance). Although at times cheesy and clichéd, Radnor's debut tells an epigrammatic story about characters we genuinely care about. Sam's not delivering a profound revelation when he says "every five years I realize what an asshole I was five years ago." Yet the inherent modesty in that statement says a lot about Radnor's work.

• ♥˩ƳИИ &

  
  Cast: Josh Radnor, Malin Akerman, Michael Algieri, Zoe Kazan, Kate Mara, Tony Hale, Pablo Schreiber, Peter Scanavino, Richard Jenkins Director: Josh Radnor Summary: On the way to meet a publisher, aspiring novelist Sam (Josh Radnor) encounters Rasheen (Michael Algieri) alone… More
  Cast: Josh Radnor, Malin Akerman, Michael Algieri, Zoe Kazan, Kate Mara, Tony Hale, Pablo Schreiber, Peter Scanavino, Richard Jenkins Director: Josh Radnor Summary: On the way to meet a publisher, aspiring novelist Sam (Josh Radnor) encounters Rasheen (Michael Algieri) alone on the subway. While struggling to decide whether to send the young boy back to foster care, Sam looks after Rasheen and learns a few important life lessons. Meanwhile, Sam's friends deal with various romantic tribulations. Radnor wrote and directed this comedy, which won the Best Drama Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. My Thoughts: "First off, I would just like to say I absolutely loved this movie. It is a great little love story. I am usually not one to fond over such story lines, (considering I am not one who usually likes romance flicks because they are so ridiculously unreal) but I did quite enjoy this one. More so because the people in the film felt completely real. I feel like I know these people and that's probably because one or all of us either are like one of these character's or have friends like them. What girl doesn't want a "Sam #2"?! He won me over. At first I thought it was a little weird, as did Annie, that he was a bit of a fifth floor stalker snapping pictures. But in the end he won me over with how genuine and kind he was. Annie is like most of us girls. She has had her share of... lets call them unworthy candidates. So when someone like 'Sam #2', comes along it can be scary. A girl gets use to a certain type of guy who treats her a certain way that its hard to believe they deserve or I should say, can have, someone like 'Sam #2'. I loved her story the most. Sam and Rasheen's bond they managed to create in that one or two weeks was quite touching. Part of me wanted him to keep him, the other knew it wasn't best. Sam had some growing up to do. He's in no way ready to take care of a little boy when he still needed to learn how to take care of himself. Mary-Catherine and her boyfriend had the ideal relationship. The kind where it is at that stage where your each other's best friend and everything to one another. Then one wants something the other doesn't so their torn thinking the other wants out. But then something important happens that will either bring them back together even more closer then they were before, or it will separate them even further apart. The stories are very different but about the same thing. Love. By the end I was saying thank you, more please."

• Nate Z

  
  Josh Radnor's (How I Met Your Mother) writing/directing debut reads like a heavy order of sitcom plots rolled into one tight space. There's enough New York navel-gazing to fill up a spate of twee indie films. There's Sam (Radnor), a struggling writer prone to… More
  Josh Radnor's (How I Met Your Mother) writing/directing debut reads like a heavy order of sitcom plots rolled into one tight space. There's enough New York navel-gazing to fill up a spate of twee indie films. There's Sam (Radnor), a struggling writer prone to relationship problems, having a three-night stand with Mississippi (Kate Mara), a waitress/cabaret singer. There's Sam's cousin, Mary (Zoe Kazan), is being pressured to move to L.A. by her boyfriend (Pablo Schrieber). Sam's best friend Annie (Malin Akerman) suffers from dating the wrong kind of guys. She also suffers from alopecia, which makes her hairless (doesn't sound like a deal-breaker to me). She's being pursued by a suitor, Sam #2 (Tony Hale), a good man who acknowledges he's not exactly a lady's first image when it comes to Mr. Right. If this wasn't enough plot to fight over for 100 minutes, Sam becomes an unlikely caretaker to a young child, Rasheen (Michael Algeri), left behind on a subway. The kid refuses to go back to foster care so he just sort of becomes Sam's pet. Actually, the child is a plot device to facilitate Sam's maturity and personal growth, which is why he all but disappears in the film's second half dominated by romantic drama. Radnor is a relaxed presence onscreen. As a director, he knows a thing or two about pleasing shot compositions. As a writer, he has a good feel for droll observation ("Don't make me run, kid, I'm almost thirty," had me ruefully chuckling). As with most ensemble movies, some storylines are stronger than others; the Annie/Sam #2 stuff could have been its own movie. Both actors, Hale especially, are winning. Mara is sexy and a star in the making. The Mary stuff would have been better left alone. Kazan's performance is somewhat irritating, and my interest sunk every time her face came onscreen. And yet, the film is carried by a sweetness that doesn't tilt into saccharine. Given some of the sitcom-level setups, this could have spilled into eye-rolling cuteness (a girl named after the poorest state in the nation!). It's romantic in a somewhat cheesy way but that's part of its charm. It's nothing groundbreaking, but happythankyoumoreplease rolls agreeably along thanks to being earnest, but not too earnest, and witty without being overly whimsical. Nate's Grade: B-

• Matt G

  
  Sam: Can we stop running dude? I'm almost 30. This film is a sharp comedy centered on a group of 20-something New Yorkers struggling to figure out themselves, their lives and their loves. What a cute movie packed with great performances and a great directorial debut from How I… More
  Sam: Can we stop running dude? I'm almost 30. This film is a sharp comedy centered on a group of 20-something New Yorkers struggling to figure out themselves, their lives and their loves. What a cute movie packed with great performances and a great directorial debut from How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor. Critics didn't agree with me on this one but happythankyoumoreplease is a good film that is quirky and avoids the usual cliches of romantic comedies while still maintaining a story of it's own. If you're looking for something new and different or if you are an Indie junkie like me, then happythankyoumoreplease is the film for you that will leave you saying "moreplease" once the film is over. I can't help but mention How I Met Your Mother in this, so I wanted to point out that Josh Radnor loves New York. Read the full review at www.CreedsDelight.com

• Lewis C

  
  There have been tons of indie, ensemble movies set in New York over the years, so HappyThankYouMorePlease isn't exactly as unique as its title. It is a better movie than many of its kind, though, with a great cast and a trio of connected stories that all manage to be interesting… More
  There have been tons of indie, ensemble movies set in New York over the years, so HappyThankYouMorePlease isn't exactly as unique as its title. It is a better movie than many of its kind, though, with a great cast and a trio of connected stories that all manage to be interesting in their own ways. Recommended.

• Thomas B

  
  It's difficult to write a review of Happythankyoumoreplease without talking about How I Met Your Mother. I'll try my hardest but it's going to be an uphill battle. This is the debut attempt at feature filmmaking for How I Met Your Mother star (see, I told you) Josh… More
  It's difficult to write a review of Happythankyoumoreplease without talking about How I Met Your Mother. I'll try my hardest but it's going to be an uphill battle. This is the debut attempt at feature filmmaking for How I Met Your Mother star (see, I told you) Josh Radnor. In fact, apart from an appearance in Not Another Teen Movie (which we shall never mention again), he has mostly been confined to TV shows. So it's a pretty huge jump out of a comfort zone to be writing, directing and starring in your own debut film. This jump-into-the-deep-end plan could have easily turned out very badly for the newbie, but instead Radnor showcases a keen eye for directing, a great flair for writing and, most importantly, an impressive performance as leading man Sam Wexler. When Sam is running late for a business meeting and notices a kid get separated from his family, he tries to help out. A good intention turns into a big complication, however, when the kid doesn't want to leave. At the same time, Sam's friend Annie is plagued by both alopecia and a guy at work who just won't leave her alone. Couple Charlie and Mary Catherine are experiencing some relationship problems and, to top it all off, Sam's affections are taken by cabaret singer Mississippi. Yes, that's her name. This conglomerate of drama could easily be turned into a complete and utter mess with the wrong script, the wrong director, the wrong actor. Which makes it even tougher when they're all the same guy. Garden State, Zach Braff's debut of the same nature, was a good deal less complicated in terms of storyline and uncluttered in terms of character. And it worked. Braff's main character, Andrew, was the main source of character development for the piece, despite the characters created around him. And it worked. Here, however, Radnor has the difficult task of my not one but five complete characters, each of which needs backstory, nuance and life. And I don't know where he found the time or the talent, but gosh darn it if he hasn't gone and done that very thing. That's not to say this film isn't without its flaws, no sir. But for a big ol' slice of indie heart, this is all you could want and more. Radnor's performance is just one of the great performances you can find here. Kate Mara's Mississippi (once again, yes that's her name) is bold, likeable and beautifully textured with a great chemistry between her and Radnor. Her fragility is beautifully displayed too, without painting her as the injured weakling which so many fiilms can condescend to assume about their female characters. Instead, she gives her character a quite strength which isn't blatant to begin with but manifests itself throughout. Malin Akerman's Annie is slightly less convincing. While she shows all the external dedication of being consumed by a role, going bald for her alopecia suffering character, she isn't as convincing as many of the rest of the cast are. She has her moments, however, the foremost of which being her excruciating dinner with Sam #2 as she tries to break-up without ruining her makeup, but if you want to see her acting highlights as yet, check out Watchmen. Not so for Tony Hale. Fans of Arrested Development, as I've already professed myself to be, will remember him best for his part momma's boy part mental patient performance as Buster Bluth. He's also starred alongside Matt Damon in The Informant but this is his best performance to date. Intricate and nuanced, his screen time shouldn't allow for the amount of reality and humanity he pours into his character, but he manages to come off as the most real of the bunch. Buster the actor. Who knew? Zoe Kazan's Mary Catherine is delightfully fiery and unpredictable as well as having the capacity for heartbreak and panic in later scenes. Her onscreen partner Pablo Schreiber doesn't fare as well, though he makes the most of some of his more comedic moments. But he is outstripped consistently through the emotional scenes by Kazan who shows an effortless realism throughout. And then there's our leading man. It might be difficult to shrug that onscreen persona from other work when working on a new character (as hundreds of child actors can testify) but Josh Radnor doesn't seem to notice as he inhabits his newest character. The temptation may have been to craft a character as different as possible from Ted Mosby, but Sam has welcome touches of the How I Met Your Mother (sorry) lead while being a completely different person altogether. He's much more of an asshole than Ted is pretty much what I'm trying to say, and Radnor plays on this perfectly, understanding that we don't always have to like our main character all the time. He doesn't overplay his part at all, showing a well-crafted restraint which makes his more emotional scenes that much more believable and hard hitting. Radnor's script is great as well. Though there is the occassional line that falls flat or doesn't quite hit home, for the most part it's a beautiful blend of humour and emotion. Radnor showcases a great talent for understanding character as well, making his main characters well rounded people rather than stereotypes. Even Rasheen, the kid, who could have easily become an object rather than an actual person, has a backstory and real character. The communication between Sam and Mississippi (stop laughing) is well-crafted, though occassionally feeling contrived. The strength of the acting helps to cover this up, however, and their relationship is as real as onscreen can get. The script's major flaw is its message, more specifically the fact that it tries to have one. The 'thank you more please' hocus pocus is the film's major downfall, but if you can overlook it then you've got yourself one hell of an indie drama. The direction is, for the most part, fantastic. Occassionally shots become too space invading and uncomfortable to watch, but Radnor makes inventive use of the sometimes cramped conditions. It looks a lot like an indie film which means a conspicuous lack of Hollywood glitz and glamour, but many of the scenes look amazing, especially with the depth of field used, reminiscent of The Social Network. If this film is any indication of his future work, I for one can't wait to see what Josh Radnor's next project is. His gift for writing and acting make him the sort of multi-talented bastard we can all hate to love. Defining Scene: Sam #2 and Annie's second date. Quotes: I went out last night trying to fuck up my life and it worked. I sing. Songs? Yeah. Songs. What do you do? I write. Words? Can we stop running dude, I'm almost 30. Can I have a cookie? It's a party dude, you can have like ten cookies.

• Sajin P

  
  Just loved it.. The kind of movie that you simply do not want to end, and probably at the end you'll be saying, ThankyouMorePlease ..

• Martin B

  
  Pretty much your run-of-the-mill independent intertwining-stories relationship drama. Nothing particularly unique about it, but still engaging in large part due to the cast. Josh Radnor (who also directed) plays a slight variation on his character of Ted from How I Met Your Mother,… More
  Pretty much your run-of-the-mill independent intertwining-stories relationship drama. Nothing particularly unique about it, but still engaging in large part due to the cast. Josh Radnor (who also directed) plays a slight variation on his character of Ted from How I Met Your Mother, so if you like him there, you'll like him here; Kate Mara is solid as usual (and who knew she could sing?!). But the most pleasant suprise here was Tony Hale. Often cast as an idiot or a nerd, he is likable, believable, and more grounded here, and you really root for his character. An admirable first effort for Radnor - I'm interested to see more from him, though hopefully a little less "indie".

• Bradley W

  
  I love Josh Radnor.

• Walter M

  
  "HappyThankYouMorePlease" starts with a walk of shame out of Sam Wexler's(Josh Radnor, who also wrote and directed)apartment and life. Once he wakes up, he realizes he is running late for an appointment with a publisher which gets complicated when he witnesses… More
  "HappyThankYouMorePlease" starts with a walk of shame out of Sam Wexler's(Josh Radnor, who also wrote and directed)apartment and life. Once he wakes up, he realizes he is running late for an appointment with a publisher which gets complicated when he witnesses Rasheen(Michael Algieri), a young boy, being separated from his family at the Union Square subway station. At a loss what to do next and running out of time, he takes him with him to his appointment which goes diastrously wrong and to a party at his friend Annie's(Malin Akerman) that goes better, not only because he hangs out there with his pseudo-cousin Mary Catherine(Zoe Kazan) who is debating with her boyfriend Charlie(Pablo Schreiber, of "Lights Out") which coast to live on. Meanwhile, even though Annie is suffering from alopecia, she hooks up with Ira(Peter Scanavino) while also attracting the interest of another Sam(Tony Hale) at work. Helped immensely by a surprisingly strong cast, "HappyThankYouMorePlease" is a romantic comedy that is not just about love but just as importantly, friendship. With its dry wit, the movie is grounded in the realities of life's disappointments of these wounded characters and how hard it can be to get what you really want. Notice especially how none of the characters are successful in their chosen fields which goes beyond just Wexler's stalled writing career to include Mary Catherine having to work in an art supply store while living in an apartment full of her paintings. Wexler intends to get his life on track by trying to do the right thing by Rasheen but has no idea how to complete the task, with his friends getting after him to work something out soon.

• Dann M

  
  Happythankyoumoreplease is an interesting dramatic comedy about relationships. The film follows a series of loosely connected characters that are each going through relationships issues. The cast is rather good and includes solid performances from Josh Radnor, Malin Akerman, Kate… More
  Happythankyoumoreplease is an interesting dramatic comedy about relationships. The film follows a series of loosely connected characters that are each going through relationships issues. The cast is rather good and includes solid performances from Josh Radnor, Malin Akerman, Kate Mara, and Tony Hale. Overall, the stories connect well enough and gives the film a cohesive feel. However, none of the character stories are especially meaningful. Still, Happythankyoumoreplease has a number of compelling and interesting moments and is fairly entertaining.

• Cameron J

  
  Every now and then, there comes a well-acted, clever and heartwarming film that makes you look deep inside yourself and say nine small, but very impacting words: "...Ah shoot, I think I might be a hipster." Well, I don't know if its time to come out of the… More
  Every now and then, there comes a well-acted, clever and heartwarming film that makes you look deep inside yourself and say nine small, but very impacting words: "...Ah shoot, I think I might be a hipster." Well, I don't know if its time to come out of the sweater-filled closet yet, but what I can tell you is that this film hasn't gotten enough appreciation for being the most in-depth study on hipster life. "happythankyoumoreplease" my foot, this is "hipsterthankyoumoreplease". Seriously, it took me a while to realize that Malin Åkerman was wearing that ridiculous, flashy outfit because she wanted to hide the fact that she lost all of her hair and not because she was on her way to a Poetry Slam, which she may have been. I just couldn't pay attention too well, because I was too baffled by how sick and twisted Josh Radnor is to make this stunning woman look like... that. If that doesn't prove that he's the other "How I Met Your Mother" cast member hiding a certain "fabulous" secret, then I don't know what will, but hey, as long as we see more of him with a script in his hand, - whether it's because he's writing it or reading it for himself and fellow castmates - then I don't care if he turns out to be the mother, which might actually be their plan for the series, because with Barney entering a relationship, Robin crushing on Barney again and Marshall and Lily having a baby, that's the only shark they haven't jumped yet. If you haven't seen "How I Met Your Mother" yet, then you deserve the spoilers. Like I said earlier, this is a well-acted, clever and heartwarming film, hipstery though, it may be. Still, as much as I love Josh Radnor, I'm not gonna kiss his feet. If this film tells us anything, it's that nobody's perfect and that's something that can definately be said about our shot-caller here, who, as a director, keeps the film at a slow pace, but not in the same way other indie films are at a slow pace. This film certainly moves more than Joe Schmo's indie flick, (Seriously Joe, if you want a big production team to pick you up, then you've got to pick up the pace) but its atmosphere feels too quiet, subtle and unengaging, leaving you to fade in and out of the film from time to time, partially because he doesn't develop the story and characters as thoroughly as he should have and that he could be smoother with his jumps between the stories. It doesn't help that there are stories that are definately more interesting than others. Of course, what might hit this film the hardest is that although it's definately distinctive in its style, some themes and even its flaws, it feels like a very generic indie comedy. Still, as far as breakouts go, this is a heck of one for Radnor, who may not tell his vision perfectly, but still delivers on enough charm to keep the film going. Say what you will about Radnor's directing and writing, but he definately has more experience in the acting department, and it comes across, because whether it's his writing and directing or his acting, he's to blame for his storyline being the absolute most enjoyable. Well, it's either his fault or Kate Mara's, because holy crow, she's so darn beautiful and lord knows Malin Åkerman is not gonna be that engaging face like she always is, considering what condition she's in. But seriously though, Radnor's storyline is the most enjoyable, partially because he brings such an electric burst of charm, charisma and sharp comic delivery, yet with a dash of relatability, as well as crackling chemistry with his almost, if not just as charming co-stars, the fairly impressive newcomer Michael Algieri and the always stunning and talented Kate Mara. Sure, Josh Radnor is playing Ted Mosby, but it's definately character I never get tired of seeing. Still, this isn't a one-man show and although he's not aware of that enough to make his fellow co-stars' stories as interesting as his, he still gives enough material to our co-stars to not only summon what value they can get out of their stories, but show just how good they are. Through "Watchmen", Malin Åkerman exposed her potential as a solid actress and through this film, she proves that that was no fluke with her audacious, charismatic and engaging performance that proves that she doesn't need to be beautfiul and naked to "wow" you, much like DiCaprio's mistress, Zoe Kazan, (Obscure "Revolutionary Road" reference? Oh lord, I am a hipster) who... wasn't so much bautiful in the first place, as she was kind of cute. But seriously though, Kazan's character is one to summon mixed emotions, but whether you love her or hate her, Kazan plays up the flaws in her character in a very human fashion, making her storyline a compelling one, even if it does feel rather expendable. Ultimately, although it's not the smoothest, most consistently interesting or most inventive indie comedy, the mostly snappy writing and electrically charming performances by the very talented cast leave "hipsterthank-I mean "happythankyoumoreplease" to stand as an overall heartwarmingly satisfying first step in Josh Radnor's breakout as a renaissance man.

• Jason T

  
  I was interested in this movie solely because it had Josh Radnor at the helm but all in all not the greatest or original chick flick, this is just basically Ted as a writer and not an architect, even his wardrobe is the same. Just another one of your run of the mill independent movie… More
  I was interested in this movie solely because it had Josh Radnor at the helm but all in all not the greatest or original chick flick, this is just basically Ted as a writer and not an architect, even his wardrobe is the same. Just another one of your run of the mill independent movie with interweaving story lines. Although I will say that the story lines are engaging and there are some great moments. I just wish it was more consistent rather than give us a great moment and then bring it back down constantly.

• Christopher H

  
  In Josh Radnor's directorial debut, "HappyThankYouMorePlease" is a subtle drama about a writer taking in a young, African American boy left on the subway. The film never quite digs as deep as we hope, floundering with three love stories, when it should stick to one, yet… More
  In Josh Radnor's directorial debut, "HappyThankYouMorePlease" is a subtle drama about a writer taking in a young, African American boy left on the subway. The film never quite digs as deep as we hope, floundering with three love stories, when it should stick to one, yet it delivers Radnor in a new role, hopefully opening up roles outside of "How I Met Your Mother", even if the persona of Ted Moseby is engrained in his image. Kate Mara is stunning, as the high point of the film, begging the question of why her career hasn't entirely taken off yet. Zoe Kazan also delivers an endearing performance. Radnor's writing and directing may not have reached its peak with this film, but it screams independent film in the best of ways, hitting its mark without slapping us with romanticism.

• Andrew P

  
  A thoroughly watchable drama which sometimes tries harder to be quirky and different than it needs to. Josh Radnor does well in front of the camera, and despite a few questionable scenes, his direction holds up well. The story is nothing spectacular, it's more a love letter to… More
  A thoroughly watchable drama which sometimes tries harder to be quirky and different than it needs to. Josh Radnor does well in front of the camera, and despite a few questionable scenes, his direction holds up well. The story is nothing spectacular, it's more a love letter to New York than anything else. It's entertaining at the least just don't expect a lasting impression.

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