Ping Pong Playa
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Metascore
55 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critics What's this?

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8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

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  • Summary: Christopher "C-dub" Wang is a suburban guy who sports an urban swagger, waxes political on all things Asian American, and clings to pipe dreams of a career as a pro basketball player. C-dub lives at home, works a dead-end job, and squirms in the shadow of his older brother, Michael, a doctor and ping pong champion. With a family-run store devoted to all things ping pong, the Wangs' entire world revolves around the sport. But when the Wang family livelihood is threatened by a rival ping pong player's attempts to lure the kids away, C-dub begins to take things more seriously. With the National Golden Cock Tournament coming up and an injured Michael unable to defend his title, C-dub must become the player he pretends to be and defend his family's ping pong dynasty. (IFC Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    75
    A mostly amusing, appealing family comedy about going from pretender to contender, in life as well as pingpong.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    58
    He's a mishmash of cultural opposites, and his motormouth swagger is fitfully amusing. So is his backhand.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    58
    Even the championship showdown feels polite.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    50
    Frantically paced, littered with cute kids, and overstuffed with split screens and a rap score, Ping Pong Playa angles a little too hard for tween attention, but there's no resisting the movie's antic affability or its irreverence.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. edh
    10
    A funny and entertaining film. Jimmy Tsai is a talented writer and actor, but his portrayal of Christopher Wang suffers from his "I think I'm black" mentality. That said Wang has some pretty hilarious riffs on whiteboys. Definitely worth the time to watch.… Expand
  2. DanH.
    10
    Absolutely hilarious! Jimmy Tsai plays his role as Christopher Wang (aka C-Dub) perfectly.
  3. luzidp
    8
    I saw this at a film fest many months ago and really enjoyed it. It parodies the sport genre movies, doesn't take itself too seriously. Usually movies featuring men who act like over grown ten-year-olds really annoy me, but the Christopher Wang character made me laugh.… Expand
  4. BillB
    3
    I really, really wanted to like this movie but it just became an Asian sports movie. I felt like it should have ended every 30 seconds and been a commercial.… Expand

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