Best movie of this year hands down!

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

OK, so, I'm poking fun at Josh Radnor and his alter ego, Ted Mosby of HIMYM fame. But, that's kind of the point. This movie does feel like an extended episode of HIMYM, but with only one male member of the "main cast". It's like Ted Mosby wanted to "really be the main character", not simply a "story telling device". :)So, don't expect the HIMYM type of comedy, as we don't have Barney Stinson nor Marshmallow, this movie's Lillypad is not a criminal mastermind and this movie's Robin is like the Robin of the first few episodes of HIMYM (before the guns, "Let's go to the mall" and stuff).If you forget HIMYM, on its own, the movie is nice, funny and pretty naive, with a very positive "message". Which should not come as a surprise as Josh Radnor is the writer, director and main actor.Don't expect many "great" jokes, but, there are quite a few good ones and the movie as a whole feels funny, which is more than most modern comedies achieve.

This movie was released in 2010. I have no idea where it has been hiding or why I have never heard of it. (All Huge Libraries like Netflics and VOD-Thank You) Anyway, there is a lot of out loud laughter and snickering caused by this movie. If I didn't know better I would think it was a "hall mark" except for the off-color words that get thrown around. (This is not a complaint) You can get yourself a bit dizzy over the character's interactions with each other. Since we are now old and not of the Saturday evening movie "Cuddling Group" anymore we discussed a lot of what was going on and made ourselves laugh even more. I really liked Malin Akerman, her happy attitude and outward effervesces was a real centered throughout the movie. Michael Algier's dead pan looks and is straight answers what he was asked made for humor and some very sad instances. Josh Radnor was the center of this movie. He was kind'a of a civilian "Sad Sack". Zoe Kazan and Kate Mara were, well I'd chase both through the streets of NYC. These Actors were spot on with their emotions and reactions to everything. There are no spoilers in this review because you really need to watch HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE. and get your own opinions. I hope everyone takes the time to enjoy this movie.

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.

Starring a plank of wood named Josh Radnor, who is capable of two expressions throughout the film, bewilderment and... (ok, just one, but he pouts his lips a lot), this film made wonder if the title wasn't better suited for an adult film. A movie with an incredulous, perhaps creepy storyline, it promotes kidnapping as a legitimate form of adoption and coercion as a legitimate form of dating. Akerman comes off like a Hollywood tour director with her unnaturally happy portrayal of Annie, and her new beau "Sam #2" played by Tony Hale scares the poop out of you, though he's really supposed to be heart-warming. Perhaps the only two bright spots of the film are Kate Mara's charm and the occasional lines of dialogue that are actually good. Unfortunately, by the end of the film I was just happy it had ended, even if the ending was like a TV show that had been cancelled well before the end of the season. So maybe I get the "happy" part of the title, as in "Happyitsover", but the rest should read, "NOthankyouIwantedmoreplease".