70
Metascore
17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannLoose, buoyant and bracingly original.
- 89Austin ChronicleRussell SmithAustin ChronicleRussell SmithThanks largely to the raw bravery and intensity of the two leads' performances, Happy Together takes a quantum leap forward in terms of visceral power.
- 88San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonHappy Together is Wong's most fully realized work. It is a pleasure to watch an interesting mind feel his way, and the result is something more than just a passing fancy.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenStylistically brash, pulsing with life.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyWong returns once more to what he seems to know best - the visual poetry of the urban Asian night, a world of characters on the move, coming and going, never really getting anywhere. [5 Dec 1997]
- 70Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumStructurally and dramatically this is all over the place, but stylistically it's gripping, and thematically it suggests an oblique response to the end of Hong Kong's colonial rule.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe vignettes don't add up to a story, but Wong's nervy brio and subterranean-fantasy style make for an arresting work about an exotic subculture.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittWong Kar-Wai, whose energetic and inventive style isn't enough to give the shallow story the substance and resonance it needs.
- 50SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorHappy Together feels joylessly fussed over.
- 40EmpireEmpireIn the absence of any genuine emotional wallop, it is the directorial pizzazz that pulls you through. Just about.