I was with this movie all the way to the total downer of a finale. The Magnolia type "disparate characters all connected" communist manifesto wind was absolute nonsense. Anna Faris was so likable as Jane and the movie really starts to pick up steam when she enlists the help of The Office's John Krasinski who plays against type as a mama's boy sci-fi geek. Unfortunately the movie slowly starts to fall to pieces from there, ending in a giant and unanswered question mark. It's hard to tell what the writer and/or director wanted to say or why they chose to get very serious at the end. Was the ending, which punishes the lovable pothead main character, meant also to punish the audience for siding with her? What choice did we have?
Review of Smiley Face
