
Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly challenging specter of adulthood. Sam Wexler is a struggling writer who's having a particularly bad day. When a young boy gets separated from his family on the subway, Sam makes the questionable decision to bring the child back to his apartment and thus begins a rewarding, yet complicated, friendship. Sam's life revolves around his friends-Annie, whose self-image keeps her from commitment; Charlie and Mary Catherine, a c... (Full plot summary below)
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Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly challenging specter of adulthood. Sam Wexler is a struggling writer who's having a particularly bad day. When a young boy gets separated from his family on the subway, Sam makes the questionable decision to bring the child back to his apartment and thus begins a rewarding, yet complicated, friendship. Sam's life revolves around his friends-Annie, whose self-image keeps her from commitment; Charlie and Mary Catherine, a couple whose possible move to Los Angeles tests their relationship; and Mississippi, a cabaret singer who catches Sam's eye.
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| Richard Roeper.comRichard RoeperKate Mara gives a breakout performance. She should be a star. |
| Christianity TodayAlissa WilkinsonTakes the themes of mumblecore (twentysomethings looking for love and life direction) and makes them into something more universal -- and, blessedly, less cynical, more full of hope. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfThere's a tenor of performance here that claws at sincerity, making the picture's tedious nature palatable for a few stretches, but hardly dispatches the brutal film fest-baiting atmosphere. |
| Fan The FireSam BatheRadnor should be more than pleased with his film debut, and this is how rom-coms should be made, not like the hapless Hollywood offerings. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIt's an observant and heartfelt film, with turns of dialogue that show that writer-director Josh Radnor really can write. |
| Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreLess mopey and downbeat than TV star Zach Braff's "Garden State." But it succeeds in many of the same sweet ways and is similar enough to warrant labeling Radnor "Zach Braff: The Next Generation." |
| WaffleMovies.comWillie WaffleIt's co-star Malin Ackerman who proves to be more than a pretty face. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip Martin...all but bursting with vague longings and inchoate emotions and all the unspeakable, unsoundable stuff that fills up hearts |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...a striking, promising debut that hopefully bodes well for Radnor's future endeavors... |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerThe happy endings in "HTYMP," as sweet as they are to experience, seem more engineered than inevitable. |