Starring Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) and Tony Hale (Arrested Development), Happythankyoumoreplease is another Indie darling and recipient of a Sundance award, documenting the lives of a close-knit group of group in New York City as they go about their lives, ranging from embarking upon new alien relationships to adopting new attitudes to life's challenges.
It follows Sam (Radnor) as he figuratively adopts a young foster child left on a subway train, and tries to care for him whilst attempting to prise inspiration from him for his novel, as well as trying to maintain a relationship with a troubled waitress. Elsewhere, two other storylines take place within the same group of friends; a relationship perhaps blossoming into something more serious, and a case of love at first sight.
The film never really picks up the pace, but that is the trademark of the Indie film. It trickles along at a leisurely pace, never veering too far into the lane of over the top action, always trying to stay in the avenue of realism but with that faint glimmer of hope.
Radnor is as likable (and occasionally, frustratingly, too fussy) as his regular role of Ted on How I Met Your Mother, though perhaps this is because he lacks variety as an actor. Either way, Happythankyoumoreplease is an inoffensive, and sometimes charming piece which rarely packs a punch and could be described as fairly pedestrian but it's simply a pleasant film and doesn't particularly suffer because of it.
7/10
1 comment:
I hate this film.
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