Fresh
A provocative, touching, surprising and obliquely illuminating piece.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
Happy Times
An hilarious look at life and the pursuit of happiness!
2000 · 1h 42m · PG
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Zhang Yimou
Overview
Zhao is an ageing bachelor, who has not been fortunate in love. Believing that he has finally met the female of his dreams, Zhao makes her believe that he is opulent and consents to a lavish wedding.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Not a film to rival To Live, but a fine little amuse-bouche to keep your appetite whetted.
Janice Page, Boston Globe
Fresh
Metaphors abound, but it is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story.
Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Rotten
The performances are winning all around. And the comic, slice-of-life feel is charming, but takes a hike as the film progresses.
Tom Sime, Dallas Morning News
Rotten
The film's maudlin focus on the young woman's infirmity and her naive dreams play like the worst kind of Hollywood heart-string plucking.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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