Totally mad for Max!
I managed to buy a copy of 'Happy now' via the German Amazon.com and fortunately it also had the English version. I knew it only in German and I fell in love with Max. The accent he has in HN is just lovely. I watched it twice today and once yesterday and I loved the way it is filmed. I like the music. I thought the story was good. It is funny, scary, and has a well made story build up. But the best thing about it is Ioan as Max. I have often joked before about the coat and the toothpick. But everyone seeing that scene with Max getting out of his car... :thud :whistle He looks great. He is everything I thought he was in that movie. Very shy with the girls, funny and caring with Nicky, firm and though with the men and just plain sexy in between. :cloud9:

I'm happy you managed to watch Happy Now (and in English) and liked it. I loved HN and wish Ioan would do more films of this kind.

I wanna see it!! :)

Got to say HN is my favourite at the moment. He's just perfect in it; playing a complex character, the way he does so well. And such a brooding, unusual tale too. There's your next project, Ioan! Turn Happy Now into a series. It has a real Hamish Macbeth feel about it (I just looooove that one too!) According to AE's latests posts on IMDB ( :whistle ) Ioan has a new project. Wonder when we'll get to hear about it? but then she also says their already married, so..........where's that salt sellar? :wink:

Please Stevie, I was talking about Max. Don't bring anyone into the conversation that kills my good spirit. :happy . I was just about to almost remember what it was again that drew me to Ioan. Jeez... now it's gone! :weeping No, wait!!! There is a bright sparkle just on the horizon! What is it? It is.... MAX!!! :sun Btw, Stevie, I agree. Max deserves a series of his own... :love:

This is one I haven't seen, but would love to. That's a terrific picture, Sylviane! According to AE's latests posts on IMDB ( :whistle ) Ioan has a new project. Wonder when we'll get to hear about it? but then she also says their already married, so..........where's that salt sellar? :wink: Really, a new project?! That would be great. I wish the source were a little more reliable, but I guess we'll soon find out.

Drats, Sylviane, Now you've REALLY got me wanting to see "Happy Now"!! That picture of Max is super-charged, too! A detective series does sound pretty intriguing, doesn't it? A little bit "Columbo", a little bit "Monk", a little bit James Bond..........how does it go.......stirred but not shakened?!! I sure hope AE isn't kidding around about a new project,too. That would be fun to learn about.

HN is one I still want to see. Sylvianne, Stevie and Frances, you've made me very jealous :rant: , frustrated :wall: , and curious :hmm: . What I saw of Hammish MacBeth was so enjoyable. I loved the tone of it, so that description even more wants to make me watch HN. And the picture :faint . Sylvianne, sounds like you are having your own Ioan film fest. May have to do that myself. GG

That list sounds like a lot of fun. Ioan, Matthew, Jamie - all good. :thumbs up Enjoy! I could use any type of film fest right now. What we need is a smilie that shows someone reclining on the couch and watching their favorites. Have fun. GG

I love that picture of Ioan as Maxhe looks v.yummy I wanna see it now badly!

:woohoo :woohoo I found a copy of HAPPY NOW and it's being sent to me in a few days! I've wanted to see this one for a long time, and it makes me,......well,...happy now!!!!!!!!!!! My Ioan collection is building slowly, but I'm not doing too badly, I guess, and I'm enjoying myself thoroughly!

That's great, Shipmate! :razz: Please let us know what you think of the movie. See if you are just as :faint as some of us when it comes to Max (Ohh the toothpick! :thud ) :happy

Congrats Shipmate. Do let us know what you think. I still haven't seen it yet, but hope to one day. GG