Review of Happy Times (2000) by Lou D — 16 Jul 2007

This movie is odd but touching and pretty funny.

This review of Happy Times (2000) was written by Lou D on 16 Jul 2007.

Happy Times has generally received positive reviews.

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By Wendy C (172) on 08 Oct 2007

I loved this movie. A touching story with both humour and sadness. I must admit I cried my eyes out at the end…

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By Katie B (774) on 22 Sep 2007

It's very touching, funny, and horribly sad at the end, which makes it one of my favorite movies. I wish I owned it…

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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 Muhammad G (92) on 24 Jan 2010

Cute little film. I was glad to see it after mainly seeing epics coming out of China…

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By Aaron C (1,257) on 24 Nov 2010

It is funny enough to ridiculous a thing called love. No matter how hard you try, you'll end up screwing up everything…

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By Michael G (2,333) on 04 May 2009

Not as funny as I thought it was gonna be. As the movie goes on and the plot snowballs into a bigger and bigger mess it gets better…

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By Gina V (48) on 14 Nov 2007

I adored this movie. Yimou's a brilliant director and I prefer his stories like this over his martial arts ones…

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By Julia S (209) on 02 Jul 2007

The times are not happy! Don't be fooled by tenderhearted comedy description on the box…

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