Review of Happy Times (2000) by Alexander H — 11 Jul 2007

Starts of funny and goes horribly depressing quick.

This review of Happy Times (2000) was written by Alexander H on 11 Jul 2007.

Happy Times has generally received positive reviews.

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By Tobias Ph. E. R (3) on 09 Apr 2008

Just beautiful.. and such a political satire…

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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 Anders C (8) on 21 Jun 2008

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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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By Christina B (289) on 22 Sep 2007

I didn't have any expectation about this movie. I was however completely blown away by the humanity of this movie…

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By Omar A (385) on 27 Jun 2014

Muy linda historia, simple y divertida. Super recomendada…

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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 Wilson Y (8) on 10 Nov 2007

Funny and heart wrenching, Zhang Yimou shows in this film what he is best at: - small films, simple tales with no-fuss cinematography, and…

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By Justin S (1,191) on 02 Oct 2009

I know modern Chinese cinema has a penchant for some sad stories, but damn…

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