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Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity

Released Nov 27, 2002 1h 31m Comedy Drama List
29% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
In "Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity," 12-year old Mindy Ho (Valerie Tian) tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's (Sandra Oh) financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects. Mindy's misdirected charms appear to cause an aging security guard to lose his job and a local butcher to win the lottery. The guard, the butcher and her mother's stories all intersect, bound together by Mindy's attempts at magical intervention.

Critics Reviews

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Susan Walker Toronto Star With the sure hand of a skilled miniaturist, Mina Shum has crafted a nearly flawless film. Rated: 4/5 Feb 7, 2003 Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail An awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism. Rated: 2/5 Feb 7, 2003 Full Review Shlomo Schwartzberg Boxoffice Magazine Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity is more often forced than affecting. Rated: 2/5 Apr 27, 2003 Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews The cold and dreary weather is a perfect metaphor for the movie itself, which contains few laughs and not much drama. Rated: 2/4 Feb 25, 2003 Full Review Liz Braun Jam! Movies The story is smart and entirely charming in intent and execution. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 7, 2003 Full Review Jason Anderson eye WEEKLY The problematic characters and overly convenient plot twists foul up Shum's good intentions. Rated: 2/5 Jan 29, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Audience Member Sweet, satisfying, unique. Once again the critics suck.... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member another winner from the director of one of my faves,' double happiness', Mina Shum Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I liked this film. In so many Canadian films, the plot seems to be less important than the acting, etc. but this plot is unique. It helps that one of the main characters is Sandra Oh as I've always enjoyed her acting. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member The best word to put this movie....Meh! With a poster that boast Sandra Oh as the star she is barely in it,but when she is she does do a grea job,the story was a little lackluster and nothingnof any excitement really happen until the end. This is a watch if your are curious movie or a hardcore Sandra Oh fsn Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member :-) My wife laughed through this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Touching. Funny. Frustrating. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In "Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity," 12-year old Mindy Ho (Valerie Tian) tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's (Sandra Oh) financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects. Mindy's misdirected charms appear to cause an aging security guard to lose his job and a local butcher to win the lottery. The guard, the butcher and her mother's stories all intersect, bound together by Mindy's attempts at magical intervention.
Director
Mina Shum
Producer
Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie
Screenwriter
Mina Shum, Denis Foon
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Massey Films, Chum Television
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 27, 2002, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Feb 20, 2004
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 20, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m