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** The ending. Most viewers will have been in Mary's position at least once in their lives.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Averted. Tom and Gerri are HappilyMarried, with a very loving son and it's wonderful to watch them. It averts putting characters through more angst than what they have, sabotaging anyone's life with DeusAngstMachina and still got magnificent reviews.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Averted. Tom and Gerri are HappilyMarried, with a very loving son and it's wonderful to watch them. It averts putting characters through more angst than what they have, sabotaging anyone's life with DeusAngstMachina and still got magnificent reviews.
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** The ending. Most viewers will have been in Mary's position at least once in their lives.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Averted. Tom and Gerri are HappilyMarried, with a very loving son and it's wonderful to watch them. It averts putting characters through more angst than what they have, sabotaging anyone's life with DeusAngstMachina and still got magnificent reviews.lives.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Averted. Tom and Gerri are HappilyMarried, with a very loving son and it's wonderful to watch them. It averts putting characters through more angst than what they have, sabotaging anyone's life with DeusAngstMachina and still got magnificent reviews.
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* JerkassWoobie: Downplayed on the JerkAss, but Mary is still very much a bitter and clueless alcoholic who can never seem to take a hint -- but it's almost impossible to not feel for her, even at her most annoying, because she's so obviously lonely and desperate for companionship.
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* JerkassWoobie: Downplayed on the JerkAss, but Mary is still very much a bitter and clueless alcoholic who can never seem to take a hint -- but it's almost impossible to not feel for her, even at her most annoying, because she's so obviously lonely and desperate for companionship.
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* OneSceneWonder: Imelda Staunton only appears in the opening scene as a deeply unhappy woman seeking Gerri's help (Gerri is a counselor) for her insomnia.
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* JerkassWoobie: Downplayed on the JerkAss, but Mary is still very much a bitter and clueless alcoholic who can never seem to take a hint -- but it's almost impossible to not feel for her, even at her most annoying, because she's so obviously lonely and desperate for companionship.
* TearJerker:
** The opening scene with Imelda Staunton, whose character plainly states that the only way she could be happy is if she had a different life. As the film goes on, it's easy to imagine that Mary could have easily been in the same position.
** The ending. Most viewers will have been in Mary's position at least once in their lives.
* TearJerker:
** The opening scene with Imelda Staunton, whose character plainly states that the only way she could be happy is if she had a different life. As the film goes on, it's easy to imagine that Mary could have easily been in the same position.
** The ending. Most viewers will have been in Mary's position at least once in their lives.
