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Happy Together (1997)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:22
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: HAPPY TOGETHER chronicles the stormy affair of a gay couple (Hong Kong superstars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung) living as expatriates in Buenos Aires. The two possess very divergent ways of dealing... HAPPY TOGETHER chronicles the stormy affair of a gay couple (Hong Kong superstars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung) living as expatriates in Buenos Aires. The two possess very divergent ways of dealing with the world; Lai is more responsible, holding down a job at a tango club, while Ho turns tricks for a living. Inevitably, they grow apart painfully, but when Lai finds Ho beaten severely by a bad trick, the pair set about making another try. Stunning camera work by cinematographer Christopher Doyle. [More]
Starring: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Leslie Cheung
Starring: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Leslie Cheung
Director: Kar-Wai Wong
Director: Kar-Wai Wong
Screenwriter: Kar-Wai Wong
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Reviews for Happy Together
Yet another (over)extended rock video masquerading as an Asian art film from Hong Kong's shade-laden king of cool.
The story may end in Taiwan on a heartbreaking note, but we're left somewhere between here and there, happily drifting through the film's luscious netherworld of sound and image.
A step in a new direction for the very stylish and always fascinating Hong Kong director.
Never as engaging or heartfelt as it should be, mainly because the erratic plotting scuppers possible involvement with the characters.
Working past a romance that burns out, the film affirms other, simple bonds that give strong sustenance.
You don't watch this film as much as grab on to it. Letting it jerk you every which way is a jangly but interesting ride.
Never is the narrative interesting and rarely are the characters the least bit compelling.
A take-no-prisoners movie from one of Hong Kong's most idiosyncratic, shoot-from-the-hip filmmakers that's the very antithesis of sentimental gay love stories.
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