Meanwhile, the youngest brother (Leslie Cheung) falls in love at first sight with Chi-Wan. Gau Gau, a servant of the town's resident wise rich woman (Mrs. Minister), falls in love with the oldest brother (Raymond Wong) because there was a prophecy that she would fall in love with a bearded man. And then there is Heung (who eats constantly throughout the entire film) and Kenny Bee, another couple.

In standard musical comedy form, there is of course a comedy of errors when Chi-Wan and Kenny Bee see Heung and Leslie Cheung together (Heung is helping Leslie win Chi-Wan's heart) and they assume that they are having an affair. This makes for some good comedic moments and one particularly hilarious musical number with Kenny Bee and Wu Chien-Lien, which more or less mocks a similar number from earlier in the film.

One of the best things about this film is its knowing use of musical clichés. For example, there is a fantastic scene where a dance number breaks out in the middle of the town square, which is a an homage to an older style of film, and also a brilliantly comic moment, because the other characters in the film react to this exactly as they should, with shock at the fact that people would do this for no reason. There are also numerous references to the fact that the characters are singing, and this oddity is noted at least once or twice. In addition, there is also a great deal of non-specifically silly humor throughout.

The actors in the film do quite a good job with this, and I particularly liked Wu Chien Lin's extremely silly portrayal of a typical romantic lead in a musical. It's a silly role and she knows it. Leslie Cheung was obviously born to be in this kind of film and so his performance comes as no surprise. What was surprising was how well Gigi Lai fit the role of the sidekick. Her shallow cuteness is perfect in this type of film. Amanda Lee is also good, and she has one of the best numbers in the film, wherein she exerts her power over Raymond Wong.

It's about as frivolous an entertainment as it can possibly get, but Ninth Happiness is a classic. If you don't like music, don't bother with this movie and your typical goofy HK comedy, don't bother with this one!