Our Review
I had very high expectations for this film, it sounded exactly like the kind of film I would enjoy.
We have underground extreme Ping Pong! in fact imagine a typical Chinese kung fu film, now swap the kung fu for ping pong and you get the idea of this film.
The idea is brilliant, hell the plot is pretty clever too, but the problem is that the film simply isn't that funny. In just under 90 minutes i maybe laughed 2 or 3 times, now compare that with a film like Blades of Glory which was a laugh a minute litterally then you can see the problem here.
My advice is to wait till this film is out on DVD and then rent it.
I give this film a ball popping 5/10
Movie Details
In the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. Now, this outrageous new comedy serves up this secret world for the first time on-screen.
Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenom Randy Daytona is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission.
Randy is determined to bounce back and recapture his former glory, and to smoke out his father's killer ¿ one of the FBI's Most Wanted, arch-fiend Feng (Academy Award winner Christopher Walken).
But, after two decades out of the game, Randy can't turn his life around and avenge his father's murder without a team of his own. He calls upon the spiritual guidance of blind Ping-Pong sage and restaurateur Wong, and the training expertise of Master Wong's wildly sexy niece Maggie, both of whom also have a dark history with Feng.
All roads lead to Feng's mysterious jungle compound and the most unique Ping-Pong tournaments ever staged. There, Randy faces such formidable players as his long-ago Olympics opponent, the still-vicious Karl Wolfschtagg.
Can Randy keep his eye on the ball? Will he achieve the redemption he craves while wielding a paddle? Is his backhand strong enough to triumph over rampant wickedness?
Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.
Release Date: August 29th, 2007
Starring: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, Thomas Lennon
Directed by: Robert Ben Garant
Produced by: Derek Evans, Ron Schmidt, Roger Birnbaum
