Happy Endings Sleepover

A cute, unassuming film that is the movie equivalent of a 'beach read' book. The actors portray their characters with earnesty, if somewhat lacking in talent.

The premise of the twenty-something 'American' CIA agent is laughably ludicrous, but fortunately little more than a flimsy framing device for what is ultimately a romance.

A decent flick if you're looking for something of a lighter fare that's easy to watch, and easy to forget.

The movie isn't super, the plot Johnnie Allen being an American CIA spy is more or less just filler/fluff in this movie. There's a whole bunch of plot holes BUT- It's enjoyable and the characters are actually amicable. It kinda sounds like they Google Translated the script from Dutch to English but it's not the worst thing you'll ever hear. I'm giving it a 6 mostly because I came away from the movie feeling warmed, Johnnie and Sander's love story was fun to follow (even though it got a bit confusing at times).

Johnnie is terrible at his job. Johnnie falls in love. A mission is treated like a road trip. I'd rate it lower but I loved Sander. He was a bright spot in the movie. He came across as the most genuine character to be found.

Everything about this movie is wrong; it requires WAY too much suspension of disbelief to even get started. The "acting" (and that is being generous) is very amateur and comes off as a big joke, since no one would for one second buy that the lead is American (regardless of his backstory on where he was raised). Just bad. And to further insult our intelligence, the majority of the reviews here have only reviewed ONE film...which happens to be this garbage heap and give it a 10 rating, saying things like "this is being the best film movie I have ever saw! A must to watch!" Meaning, these are obviously coming from people involved directly with this mess (or their friends).

I honestly couldn't (and can't) tell if this film is meant to be taken seriously, or is it a parody? I was sure it was as parody until about 3/4 of the way through, when it suddenly became a little too "serious" to be a joke. I had been enjoying it immensely up until this point. A love story wrapped up in a parody seemed like a pretty unique concept. The two main actors are very likeable. (And as an aside in response to one of the other reviewers -- who cares if the actors are actually Norwegian or Danish or American or Martian in real life!....But I do agree that there was a lot that could have been, and should have been, cut.) Something that shouldn't have been cut was the first two-thirds of the song "I Hope that I Don't Fall in Love With You". Something that I found very thought-provoking was the issue that caused the "disagreement" between Johnnie and Sander near the end. It would never have occurred to me, to react to Johnnie's reasons for not wanting to tell his mother about Sander, the way Sander reacted. But I can actually see Sander's point of view. It really made me think. It also made me like this film even more than I did when I was taking it as a big joke. On the whole, it was a strangely appealing movie that I would recommend without reservation.