Happy New Year (2011)
35KHappy New Year: Directed by Garry Marshall. With Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Charlotte Marshall-Fricker, Fiona Choi. The lives of several couples and singles in New York City intertwine over the course of New Year’s Eve.
“A series of vignettes, centering around a vast array of N.Y.C. characters and their differing perspectives as they live through New Yearu0026#39;s Eve, including a dying man whose final wish is to see the ball drop at Times Square, a Manhattan crew trying to ensure that same ball drops as scheduled, a work-obsessed gourmet chef dealing with her feelings for an old flame who suddenly re-enters her life, a single mother trying to u0026quot;protectu0026quot; her teenage daughter from the dangers of the big city, two pregnant couples competing for a big cash prize, two strangers with nothing in common who get trapped inside an elevator, and a middle-aged secretary who quits her job then makes it her mission to live out her outrageous resolutions. Garry Marshallu0026#39;s u0026quot;follow-upu0026quot; to Valentineu0026#39;s Day is made attractive by its star-studded cast, but–just like its predecessor–gives its actors nothing to do other than just show up and look good. Watchable, thanks to an all-star cast, but insignificant. **”
