When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.
The Happy Ending has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Happy Ending was released in 1969 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 11 reviews, giving The Happy Ending (1969) an average rating of 54%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 57% and users giving an average score of 58%.
With a score of 54%, The Happy Ending is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1969, which stands at 58%.
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