The Happy Sad
5.4
2013
1 hr 27 min
Drama
, Romance
Two young couples in New York-one black and gay, one white and heterosexual-find their lives intertwined as they create new relationship norms, explore sexual identity, and redefine monogamy.
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- Cast：
- Leroy McClain , Sorel Carradine , Charlie Barnett , Maria Dizzia , Sue Jean Kim , Jamie Harrold , Michael Nathanson
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Reviews
Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
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Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
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The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
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Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.
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