I love phenomenal women.

More please.

Seriously though, Happythankyoumoreplease is probably the most underrated movie of the year. I know my obsession with postmodernism makes me biased (I automatically fall in love with any movie/book/song that is even remotely postmodern. Junot Diaz for the win) but everyone needs to watch this one.

Written by Josh Radnor (known for his average to good-ish role as Ted in How I Met your Mother) the movie revolves around stuggling writer Sam who finds a child lost on the subway. Yes yes I know it's not the most original coming of age story. The bit where Sam discovers the kid's talent for drawing made me roll my eyes slightly because I hate how kids need to be extraordinarily talented to get any sympathy from audiences. However, the relationship between the two is an endearing one. No, Sam doesn't automatically become an adult just by learning to take care of Rosheen. He acts more like a big brother than a guardian. But just to watch this relationship grow is extremely fulfilling.

There's also Sam's best friend Annie. First off, I love that they're best friends. She calls him to make sure he's not late for his meetings, he manages to hug and kiss  her without viewers ever thinking they're having some sort of  sexually charged 'moment'. And she's cool. Gypsy skirts and headscarves. Annie has a condition called alopecia which basically means she has no hair on her body at all. Her best line in the movie is post nervous breakdown when Sam tells her she doesn't need to be so together. She replies 'Yeah because the world would love a crying bald girl.' Right there. That line would make anyone want to cry. And for the record, plenty of movies have been made about people battling diseases, conditions and illnesses. There certainly haven't been enough movies made about people who've fought their battles, made their peace and would now like to move on. To go to work, to party, to travel. And most importantly to love.

And love is what this movie is about. Despite all the cynicism, Annie, Sam, Rosheen and their friends all look for love. They cling to what they know often mistaking it for love. They screw up majorly. They laugh off hurt. They step outside the box to go hunt for it. But what ties them together, these New Yorkers who know that love is not only difficult to find but also difficult to keep is that they all know they deserve it. Essentially, they love for themselves.

Radnor is a talented writer. It's difficult to actually write about people trying to grow up. Few movies are made about complex people for this reason. However, what is so memorable about this movie is that Radnor acknowledges that everyone is complex. We're all allowed to not make sense, to go against rules that society has laid down and try to see what is really important for us. And so Rosheen prefered to live with Sam without a TV or much solid food, Sam went against the law to keep a six year old he hardly knew, Annie dated a guy she never imagined she'd be attracted to, Mary Katherine scorned marriage but was prepared to have a baby with the man she loved, Mississippi lived with Sam for three days despite knowing that it was probably a stupid thing to do.

 In this cynical world filled with two second relationships,very  little caring, consumerism, individualist clashes and a flagging sense of community every single one of us still deserves to be loved for who we are. Radnor almost-expertly weaves their complex stories together just to make his point.  And he makes it beautifully.