Ping Pong Playa

Name: Ping Pong Playa
Genre: Sport, Comedy, Family
Released: September 5, 2008
Rating: 55

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IFC Films | Release Date: September 5, 2008 | PG-13

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 storeChristopher "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

Director: Jessica Yu

Genre(s): Sport, Comedy, Family

Rating: PG-13

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G. Allen Johnson

A mostly amusing, appealing family comedy about going from pretender to contender, in life as well as pingpong. Read full review

Bill White

Yu has a good time making fun of white people, in particular a pair of rival ping-pong teachers who seem inspired by the gay villains in the Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever." Read full review

Justin Lowe

Tsai, who co-wrote the script with Yu, pulls out all the stops with his C-dub role, brimming with witty send-ups of Chinese-American cultural values and Asian stereotypes. Read full review

Peter Rainer

He's a mishmash of cultural opposites, and his motormouth swagger is fitfully amusing. So is his backhand. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Even the championship showdown feels polite. Read full review

Andrea Gronvall

This thin premise can't sustain a feature, and the racial and gay jokes are jarring, but the child actors are cute, especially Andrew. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

A decidedly lightweight amusement. Read full review

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DanH.

Sep 1, 2008

Absolutely hilarious! Jimmy Tsai plays his role as Christopher Wang (aka C-Dub) perfectly.

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edh

Jan 1, 2009

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.

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TheKiddy

Mar 26, 2011

I loved this movie. I just watched the Venom commercials that inspired it. And inspired it was. Jessica Yu and Jimmy Tsai with the support of their excellent producers scored high with this a winner in my opinion. It's on Netflix if you missed it at the movies.

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luzidp

Sep 9, 2008

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.

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bigtunaonfilm

Apr 23, 2015

This was a relatively smart indie comedy that had some parts that were quite funny. I loved the fact that it was a jab at racism; the funniest jokes were attacking Asian stereotypes. This is a great time, and it goes by quickly, so if you have nothing else to do, then check this out on Netflix.

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BillB

Sep 12, 2008

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.

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