My Happy Ending (film) explained

My Happy Ending
Director:	Sharon Maymon Tal Granit
Producer:	Talia Kleinhendler Osnat Handelsman-Keren
Starring:	Andie MacDowell
Distributor:	Roadside Attractions
Country:	Israel United Kingdom
Language:	English
Gross:	$59,329^[1] ^[2]

My Happy Ending is a 2023 Israeli-British comedy-drama film directed by Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit and starring Andie MacDowell. It is based on the play Sof Tov by Anat Gov.^{[3] [4]}

Cast

• Andie MacDowell as Julia
• Miriam Margolyes as Judy
• Sally Phillips as Mikey
• Rakhee Thakrar as Imaan
• Tamsin Greig as Nancy
• Tom Cullen
• Michelle Greenidge as Nurse Emilia
• David Walliams as Joey

Production

Filming wrapped in Wales in November 2021.^[5]

Release

In January 2023, it was announced that Roadside Attractions acquired North American distribution rights to the film which was released in the United States on February 24, 2023.^{[6] [7]} The film was released on DVD on April 5, 2023.^[8]

Critical reception

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Katie Rife of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one and a half stars and wrote that it "can’t even do a tearjerker right."^[10]

Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "But the labored screen adaptation shows regrettably few signs of personal fire, and many signs of a work that has been sapped of the intimacy of live theater."^[11]

Notes and References

1. 3197780. My Happy Ending (2023). 10 March 2023.
2. My-Happy-Ending-(2023). My Happy Ending (2023). 10 March 2023.
3. News: Celebretainment. Andie MacDowell set for My Happy Ending. November 17, 2021. The Times of Northwest Indiana. May 1, 2022.
4. Web site: D'Alessandro. Anthony. Andie MacDowell Sets 'My Happy Ending'. November 16, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. May 1, 2022.
5. News: Celebretainment. Andie MacDowell set for My Happy Ending. November 17, 2021. Tulsa World. May 1, 2022.
6. Web site: Grobar. Matt. Andie MacDowell Comedy 'My Happy Ending' Acquired By Roadside Attractions. 31 January 2023. Deadline Hollywood. 16 February 2023.
7. Web site: Devore. Britta. 'My Happy Ending' Trailer Shows Andie MacDowell as an Ailing Actress. 2 February 2023. Collider. 16 February 2023.
8. Web site: Prange. Steohanie. 'My Happy Ending' Arrives April 25 on DVD and Digital From Lionsgate. March 3, 2023. Media Play News. February 3, 2024.
9. my_happy_ending . m . My Happy Ending . 15 December 2023.
10. Web site: Rife. Katie. My Happy Ending. February 24, 2023. RogerEbert.com. February 28, 2023.
11. News: Kenigsberg. Ben. 'My Happy Ending' Review: When Life Goes Off Script. February 23, 2023. The New York Times. February 28, 2023.