What Happens Later

Name: What Happens Later
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: November 3, 2023
Rating: 59
Cast: David Duchovny, Meg Ryan

2023

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Bleecker Street Media | Release Date: November 3, 2023 | R

Starring: David Duchovny, Meg Ryan

Summary: Two ex lovers, Bill (David Duchovny) and Willa (Meg Ryan) get snowed in at a regional airport overnight. Indefinitely delayed, Willa, a magical thinker, and Bill, a catastrophic one, find themselves just as attracted to and annoyed by one another as they did decades earlier. But as they unpack the riddle of their mutual past and compareTwo ex lovers, Bill (David Duchovny) and Willa (Meg Ryan) get snowed in at a regional airport overnight. Indefinitely delayed, Willa, a magical thinker, and Bill, a catastrophic one, find themselves just as attracted to and annoyed by one another as they did decades earlier. But as they unpack the riddle of their mutual past and compare their lives to the dreams they once shared, they begin to wonder if their reunion is mere coincidence, or something more enchanted.… Expand

Director: Meg Ryan

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

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Mick LaSalle

Nov 1, 2023

It takes about half the movie, but gradually we realize that we’ve stumbled into something wonderful, that there’s magic happening here, both onscreen and within the lives of the characters. Read full review

Tara Bennett

Nov 2, 2023

What Happens Later is probably the most rewarding time spent stranded at an airport—literally or figuratively—that we’ll ever experience. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Nov 8, 2023

Like most rom-coms, it is comfort food although it lacks the fantasy element associated with characters who are less seasoned. Read full review

Steve Davis

Nov 1, 2023

Ryan and Duchovny hold their own in this talky two-hander, navigating their characters’ highs and lows with conviction. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Nov 1, 2023

This might have worked as a short film or a 30-minute TV episode, but as a feature film, it grows increasingly cloying as the minutes tick on. Read full review

Alison Willmore

Nov 3, 2023

The best parts of What Happens Later are when it lets its characters just be people who still want to find love and find some of its warmth in the embers of this long-ago relationship. It’s too bad there aren’t more of those moments. Read full review

The Telegraph Tim Robey

Dec 15, 2023

Even when the duo commandeer a luggage cart and trundle around these shiny corridors getting sozzled, we remain prisoners in their departure lounge of the damned. Read full review

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