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Happy Times Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    63

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 40

    out of 100

    Variety Derek Elley

    Small but delightful tale about a dyed-in-the-wool spieler who develops a soft spot for a blind girl dumped in his care.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    If I found it creepy beyond all reason, that is no doubt because I have been hopelessly corrupted by the decadent society I inhabit.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    Crude as its build-up may be, the movie pays off with unexpected delicacy.

  • 75

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Had O. Henry set his stories in China, he might have come up with Happy Times, a comedy for which the adjective ''bittersweet'' could have been invented.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The New York Times Dana Stevens

    A wise, gentle and sad new comedy by Zhang Yimou.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    This is a film that goes its own way to the end as it asks the audience, "What you just saw, were they happy times or not?" The question is a good one, and the answer, like this film, is sure to stay with you.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

    Just as Zhao uses his comic gifts to create an affecting human, so Dong's performance as Wu is a triumph of honesty and tact.

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