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This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Most of us can recognize the face of Josh Radnor, more noticeably as Ted Mosby from the hit TV show, How I Met Your Mother. With Happythankyoumoreplease, not only is he the film's main protagonist, he's also the writer-director. Props to that. In his debut, a simple New York comedy, he proves he can keep an audience entertained with some exceptions.A major exception being two thirds of the story. Why? Because the film is really a collection of three stories; one main and two semi-bogus shorties. The main involves Sam (Josh Radnor), a struggling writer in the city of New York who stumbles upon a ten or so year old boy at the subway who's in foster-care. This sets up a nice Paper Moon/Kramer vs Kramer bonding situation. Amongst this he's in between love and friendship. Now to the semi-bogus shorties featuring Sam's cousin (Zoe Kazan) coping with her boyfriend as he returns from LA and the other centering on Sam's best friend (Malin Akerman) doing whatever she does. In this case, bouncing between work, alcohol, lovers and friends. What works is Sam's story - that's the film's entertainment. Because it's a proper and genuine rendition of the type of story we've seen so many times before it keeps the customers satisfied. This doesn't work with the two shorties. They play out like the one forgettable story in a good collection of short stories, multiplied by two. They're tiresome to say the most. It just keeps the audience waiting harshly until Josh Radnor turns up with the kid.This reason sustains the movement of the film as well do the supporting cast. Kate Mara is wickedly charming and seductive as Sam's love interest; Josh Radnor is Ted Mosby without the stupid antics; and Zoe Kazan steals the show with a lovely performance besides the unclever fable. These three as well as young newcomer, Michael Algieri, keep the film intact.Yet what the film suffers from is sustainability. Seeing one third of the film being the most humorous and pleasing, the rest of the film lack inspiration and venture. However, Josh Radnor will without a doubt entertain and engage audiences with his directorial debut, and why not. It's a good splice of New York life.

It appears that Josh Radnor's hopeless romantic "How I Met Your Mother" character Ted Mosby has rubbed off on his other ambitions. His debut film, "happythankyoumoreplease" is a bit more realistic than the hit sitcom, but both involve a great deal of optimism.Following various relationship dynamics between six connected New Yorkers, Radnor is not-so-subtly inspired by Woody Allen, whom he references in the film quite clearly without naming him directly. To compare Radnor's film with Allen's body of work, however, would very clearly result in one major fundamental difference: Radnor is not pessimistic.Radnor stars as Sam Wexler, a struggling writer (yup) on the precipice of 30 who by chance notices a young boy (Michael Algieri) get separated from what appears to be his family while on the subway. Sam feels inclined to help, but after a certain point (around when he learns the boy is a foster child who clearly didn't like his living situation) realizes he can't shake him off and takes him in. Around this time, a nearby bartender/server (Kate Mara) catches his eye.The film also follows Sam's closest friend, Annie (Malin Akerman), a woman with alopecia struggling to find love, as well as his cousin Mary Catherine (Zoe Kazan) and her boyfriend Charlie (Pablo Schreiber), who confront the possibility of uprooting their lives and moving to Los Angeles.The characters' problems are very realistic, though not necessarily interesting. Sam's relationship with the boy, Rasheen, has the most potential because Rasheen is not the typical surprisingly mature wise- alec kid we're normally treated to in adult films involving unlikely friendships between a child and adult. But Radnor is also interested in the other relationship dynamics in his script, so that one story doesn't get quite the attention it might have ideally received.Radnor's writing is very conscious of cliché, a necessity given the stories--especially the romances--have a natural trajectory toward predictable. And even though there's little reason given as to why Mara's Mississippi is interested in Sam, Radnor makes their exchanges too cute for their entire subplot to turn sour. The implication is these are two troubled young people looking for love, willing to go out on a limb to find it. That is just one of the many really sweet notions Radnor wishes to convey through this film."Happythankyoumoreplease" never delves into especially dramatic territory. The characters hit major bumps and hardships, but more of the sentimental variety, the kind that evoke audience empathy by trying to relate to everyone. Nothing out of the ordinary happens in the movie; Radnor just wants his audience to connect with the problems of the characters and consider the shifts in perspective they experience.It's a pleasant film that really plays it safe, and those movies have their place. People hoping to be stirred by some seriously thought- provoking interpersonal dilemmas will be disappointed, but the title should be a giveaway that this one's an uplifting indie. The characters and their situations feel real, and it's enough to keep the film interesting until it finishes with a soft, moment-of-clarity/all is right in the universe climax.I would definitely keep an eye on Radnor's work going forward. There are far worse labels than an optimistic Woody Allen minus the neuroses.~Steven CThanks for reading! You can read more at moviemusereviews.com

I'm seeing a dozen reviews griping about all the clichés, and of course, none of them actually spell out a single one they found.. This film 'zigs' when you suspect it might a zag. The characters all had memorable lines, and I'm surprised there are more of them in the "Quotes" section. Radnor's made an impressive directorial debut, but I agree he seems a tad wooden in his acting. He leaves the heavy lifting to Kate Mara and Malin Ackerman.. The star though, is Tony Hale, swinging for the fences in his affections for Ackerman's character. In the battle of 'sitcom actors turned cinema auteurs', he takes a slight lead over Zach Braff,though I'm interested in seeing more from both.. Watch this, and ignore all those people who are so jaded, they see a cliché in a person walking down the street to music. People do things like that! Deal with it.

okay, I give it an eight on ten for a reason. First of all for you to appreciate this movie, you need to be a fan of this genre. If you are a person, who mostly watch fast moving action, crime, thriller with abusive languages, etc, then this movie is not for u. u need to have some softness in Ur heart(i guess;)) This movie is kinda slow, and some of you may find it boring as well, but the dialogs, and the story line has some intensity in it, though not very different. This is one such movie which after u finish watching, touches your heart and makes you think of it, now 'n then for the rest of the day. The performances of each n every soul in the movie is brilliant..Josh Radnor is awesome....both in acting and also at his direction and script writing skills....All in all, I would say, watch it feel happy, and to do that u need to feel the depth in the dialogs and performances....