Funny Ha Ha
Funny Ha Ha
NR | 20 September 2002 (USA)
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Unsure of what to do next, 23-year-old Marnie tries her best to navigate life after college. Still partying like there's no tomorrow, Marnie drags herself out of bed for her miserable temp job and can't decide whether she's wasting her time going after best buddy Alex, who doesn't seem to be interested.

Reviews
Rijndri Load of rubbish!!
Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined
TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
sol- Having recently graduated college without any useful real world skills or training, a young woman gravitates between various friends while trying to secure a meaningful job and long term boyfriend in this independent American drama. The film starts off fairly well with her struggle to with what to do with her life after college resonating, especially as her friends express envy for her spontaneous lifestyle when what she really craves is direction and order. This early potential is, however, never maximized as the film mostly consists of awkward conversations between lead actress Kate Dollenmayer and her friends with a lot of whiny complaining. The uncertainty facing Dollenmayer might be heartfelt, but her lack of ambition and unwillingness to take charge of her life renders it incredibly hard to relate to her first world problems. To be fair, bits and pieces of the tale are memorable, like an experiment involving sitting on laps and Dollenmayer talking to the sister of the boy she wants to go out with, unaware that he is listening in the background, but the high points are few and far between with the film concluding in an unsatisfying abrupt manner. The supporting cast here are pretty decent (given that most were first time actors) and some of the dialogue occasionally hits home, but this is still mostly just a series of awkward filmed conversations at the end of the day.
bertseymour7 The digital age has produced a decent amount of crap, but none so crappy as the film(?) Funny Ha Ha.First let me explain something, editing together crappy footage until you reach a point near 90 minutes does not equal a film. Basically thats what happened on this film.The plot follows Marnie, since the actress who plays Marnie can't act we are immediately bored. But since Marnie is around other people who can't act the director is hoping that we won't notice, that perhaps by proximity it will appear that everyone can act. It doesn't work, because I have seen other films, therefore I understand acting.I have seen my fair share of low budget crap, I used to review short films. So I have developed a taste for what works and what doesn't in the arena of up and comers. I can confidently say this film is a total waste of time, I checked it out from my LIBRARY FOR FREE, and still felt ripped off. I didn't even spend money to see this and I felt ripped off, that should tell you something.
teddyryan I'm not a big fan of the low-budget talkies. The shoe string budget films by Linklater and Kevin Smith that have 20 somethings discussing philosophy or working dead end jobs, and are filmed with static 16mm cameras usually kill me. As a result, I was not looking forward to FUNNY HA HA when it came in through NetFlix. Nonetheless, I have to say Andy threw me for quite a loop - this movie got me. I actually didn't find the Casavettes style that irritating. But, I think that's because of casting. Kate Dollenmayer is wonderful - she has a face that you can look at for hours. And the other non-pro players do a wonderful job. Andy's improv style works extremely well, and keeps one's interest. Kudos, brother. This one stands out. Ha.
ebhiro This movie is an honest depiction of post college life for those who don't move back home and get a straight professional job out of the bat.The acting is quite amazing, and very authentic, compared to the lines that are spewed from most Hollywood scripts nowadays. You will be more impressed by the levels of subtlety in the acting once you know that barely any of the characters are trained actors.The dialogue has realistic and great turns, and is hilarious at times. I'm thinking especially of Marnie's interactions with Mitchell, played by the Director and whom has amazing comic timing.This movie is at its most base, meant to be the voice of a generation that struggles to make their intentions, opinions, and desires known.