When Life Was Good

5.4 / 10 | 1h 26m | Canada

2009 | Comedy | Drama

Brooklyn flies home to surprise her boyfriend on his birthday, but when she gets to his apartment, instead of waiting for him to return home from work, she removes all traces of her arrival and leaves. Brooklyn's friend Faith and her boyfriend Casey are working hard at not working on their relationship, so when Brooklyn decides she's going to "hide out" with Faith for the summer; everyone is happy to focus their attention on Brooklyn and her problems. When Brooklyn begins to assert herself, however, Faith, Casey, and a host of other characters, are forced to confront the reality of their relationships with results that are hilarious and heartbreaking by turns.