Happy Tears (2009)

Happy Tears (2009). Happy Tears: Directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein. With Parker Posey, Demi Moore, Peter Patrikios, T. Ryder Smith. Two sisters return home to deal with their ailing father, only to face some surprising situations.

“u0026quot;Happy Tearsu0026quot; is an independent, fairly simple, dysfunctional family drama. Two grown sisters move back home to take care of their ailing father. The sisters of course have their own problems on top of dealing with their father who is in denial of his situation and very much trying to live as the patriarch of dysfunctionality.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMany movies have told this type of story, and these filmmakers attempted to make their mark and do something better or at least different. But I was turned off by it. They were going for a dream-like feel with dream-like colours and imagery and of course actual dreams mixed in. I found it all very weird and made it hard for me to get into the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe title relates to the laughs and tears that occur. The problem is there are no laughs, and although the characters were well written I wasnu0026#39;t drawn into them so I didnu0026#39;t feel what they were feeling – just uncomfortable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI appreciated the actors they cast, and the effort that they made to make this film new and good, but I have to recommend u0026quot;The Savagesu0026quot; (2007) over this.”