Synopsis
A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.
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Cast
- Ellen BarkinLynn
- Kate BosworthAlice
- Ellen BurstynDoris Baker
- Thomas Haden ChurchPaul
- Ezra MillerElliot
- Demi MoorePatty
- Jeffrey DeMunnLee
- Siobhan Fallon HoganBonnie
- George KennedyJoe Baker
- Diana ScarwidDonna
Recommendations
- 75
Observer
I tend to forget how marvelous Ellen Barkin can be until she gets the rare chance to pull out all the stops in a movie like this. - 67
The A.V. Club
Levinson stuffs the movie with so many emotional cross-currents and minor revelations that it's hard to keep them all straight, but the movie works the audience's nerves with enough determination to get under the skin and stay there, a sensation that comes awfully close to an earned emotional response. - 60
Time Out
You could get whiplash watching this bipolar drama jerk between extremes: For every extraordinary scene - such as an authentically awkward exchange between Bosworth and estranged dad Thomas Haden Church - there's a sequence or three that might be extended collegiate acting exercises. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Though some of the movie's performances flirt with caricature (Siobhan Fallon's loud-mouthed aunt, Demi Moore as a brash and overtly sexual second wife), the movie has a center of gravity just strong enough to contain them. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
As the groom's brassy-babe stepmother, Demi Moore does her own share of scenery chewing, but at least she looks like she's having fun. - 40
Boxoffice Magazine
Void of subtlety and the gritty realism that's trademark for many Sundance dramas, Another Happy Day, from Mandalay Vision, may fail to win over many critics due to its histrionic storytelling. - 40
Variety
Mistaking over-the-top dysfunctional family cruelty for comedy and drama, Another Happy Day tries and fails to channel "Rachel Getting Married" in its protracted tale of a wedding-party weekend that turns predictably from scabrous to redemptive. - 40
New York Daily News
It's Barkin, though, who holds everything together, even as her character is falling apart. Whether or not she took this role as a favor - Levinson's father, Barry, directed her in "Diner" decades ago - ultimately seems irrelevant. This isn't an invitation you should feel obliged to accept. But if you decide to stop by, she'll be the reason you stay.
