Tiny Times (2013)

I was curious about this movie because despite of its success in China, there is a very low ratings and very harsh critics on internet. I wanted to watch it by curiosity at first, and I am surprised to be caught liking this movie ! In my humble opinion (F,25years old,France) nobody would expect anything from this movie according to its ratings. so I think many people will be surprised by this movie ! it have the "drama" print. My first impression comes from the quality of images and filming. Specially in Tiny times 2, there are beautiful scenes and songs. The story is about humans relations, centered on the friendship of 4 women. it's a novel like movie. but behind that common story, there are interesting characters that I got attached to.I couldn't resist to watch the Tiny Times 2 after I saw the first one. Although I still don't understand what makes me quite addicted to it, I would just recommend you to give it a try, specially the female public.

One of the best films about the lives four upper middle class young women in the new Shanghai of our time.Beautiful cinematography. An honest look at the sex and city/gossip girl version of the most powerful/sexy city of China currently (soon to be most powerful city in the world), Shanghai. Shanghai is not NYC, it has more innocence, it's poorer, but also richer. Shanghai girls are more naive, yet more mature...The film may lack soul, or depth for some...but in a "girl's world", living in the "comestic" world of appearances has depth just so. In the moment of appearance has an exquisite feeling of it's own.This movie isn't for everyone, just like Twilight some may hate it, for many others will fall in love with this unpolitically correct, one dimensional aspirational lives of Shanghai girls.

Being a Chinese myself, I loved this film. I didn't expect it to be in American cinemas, so I understand that why the rating is so low- not everyone can understand this movie, especially when western people know very little about us, and the translation can bad, i know, but it was pretty good in Chinese. People in the theater cried and laughed... It could have been a little bit too luxury, I admit, but I loved the friendship, the love and all the other stuff that's really quite emotional to me. It did not have a happy ending, if you have read the 3rd book(which will probably not be filmed because of the characters)I loved those girls, especially Lily who seems to have cold heart, but is a dependent and loving young lady deep inside, and she has skills so she is not just a super rich girl that only spends her dad's money. This is more than those teen American films, it's deeper.

Looks like a Devil Wears Prada copycat movie. But no, it's filled with junk.Seriously, if you see this, you'll find, plot-wise, it's about nothing. Lines are cheap with no taste. Acting? Don't get me started with acting. All you are ever gonna see in it is pretty people, fancy places and luxury brands. If you think this movie bombed at the box office then you are terribly wrong. They made almost 80 million dollars out of this which is not bad at all in China. I'm afraid it's what the young Chinese like these days. And guess what, the sequel will be out in august right this year!