Review of Happy Times (2000) by Bobbie M — 08 Oct 2005

Chinese film that I found quite interesting. Heartwarming story, but the ending I find a bit too sad. Incredible acting, esp the young girl who plays the blind girl, mistreated by the stepmother she's left behind with, a really grossly fat woman & her equally gross fat son.

The older man who is trying to woo the fat woman has the poor blind girl dumped on him, and is eventually dumped by fatty woman, but the man starts to care for the girl. I just think the ending could have been a little more upbeat, but maybe Ive been spoiled by the typical happy hollywood endings.

So in a way I admire the ending, which isn't entirely hopeless, just leaves things in an uncertain manner. But isn't life uncertain?