Review of Happy Times (2000) by Lesley N — 25 Jun 2009

Magical. Quirky and very different to Yimou Zhangs other films.

This review of Happy Times (2000) was written by Lesley N on 25 Jun 2009.

Happy Times has generally received positive reviews.

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By Fumio S (8) on 29 Aug 2007

I was disappointed. Not as good as Zhang's previous films…

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By Cody B (326) on 09 Jul 2007

How very random this movie is! It just flowed, and really wasn't all that bad! Sad story, with strange humor…

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By Private U (13,627) on 03 Feb 2008

One of the saddest comedies you'll ever see…

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By Toshi K (5) on 25 Jun 2007

I loved the ironic title. One of the saddest movies I've seen and a statement by Zhang about the new China…

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By Yuri P (15) on 28 Feb 2009

A great film about the human heart. Though not as happy as the title suggests…

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By Steve W (2,154) on 16 Sep 2011

Very similar to Chaplin's City Lights, a light-hearted tale about a man in his fifties trying to deceive a chubby woman into marrying him…

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By Jowana B (26) on 10 Jan 2008

At first, I thought that the plot was cute. Then I fell in love with the characters. But why oh why it has to end so sad…

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By Brandon C (850) on 11 Aug 2007

The conversations with the goup of older people are amazing…

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By Anders C (8) on 21 Jun 2008

Somewhat in line with Goodbye, Lenin and also some reminiscent of La vita e bella…

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By Jim S (927) on 12 Jun 2007

This is honestly one of the saddest movies of all time, probably the biggest tear jerker, you have to be a serial killer not to cry during this movie…

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