The film Goodbye Mr Loser(《夏洛特烦恼》)has neither a team of shining stars nor a money-consuming publicity campaign to appeal to numerous moviegoers. But __61__ it does have is a bunch of middle-aged actors and actresses pretending to be high school students. Yet _62_ is amazing that the film is funny enough to earn it belly laughs from beginning to end.
The movie, just __63_ the title indicates, is about a small fry named Xia Luo, who is merely _64_ loser. He’s down and out with no job, and he lives with his wife in a crowded apartment .In a dream, Xia relives his life with everything he ever wanted. But at last he realizes that what he _65_ (true) misses is his ordinary life.
The movie is adapted _66_ a theater play of the same title produced by Mahua FunAge (开心麻花). The company set out _67_ (stage) its first amusing plays, known as “grassroots theater”, in 2003. Up to now, the company 68 (produce) 21 plays and built a considerable fan base.
The popularity of these plays and the recent hit, according to critics, reflects a trend of the public’s increasingly mature and diverse taste in cinema. Previous __69__ (success) include A Hero or Not (《煎饼侠》）, __70__ (release) this summer by Dong Chengpeng, and Crazy Stone by Ning Hao.