Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 09/05/2008(USA
Release Date: 02/10/2009
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DTS
Run Time: 96 min
Distributor/Studio: Image
An aimless young Chinese-American finds his hoop dreams unexpectedly sidelined when his parents are injured in an accident and he is forced to give ping-pong lessons in the fiction feature debut of acclaimed
documentary filmmaker
Jessica Yu (
In the Realms of the Unreal).
Christopher "C-dub" Wang (
Jimmy Tsai) may not be able to sink a lay-up to save his life, yet he longs to realize his lifelong goal of playing in the NBA. Add to this the fact that
C-dub still lives at home and will likely never emerge from under the shadow of his successful older brother,
Michael (
Roger Fan), and it's beginning to look like this wannabe pro-athlete is going nowhere fast.
C-dub's parents (
Jim Lau and
Elizabeth Sung) are a pair of former table tennis champs who now own a successful ping-pong supply shop and teach lessons on the side. Much like his parents were back in the day,
C-dub's brother
Michael (
Roger Fan) is a ping-pong wizard who is championed by the Chinese community for taking top rank in the tournaments year after year. But now,
Michael and
C-dub's parents have both been injured in a car accident, forcing the ill-equipped -- and extremely reluctant -- family slacker to take over the ping-pong teaching duties. While at first
C-dub doesn't take his new responsibility all too seriously, he quickly discovers that the future of his family rests in his hands after
Michael is injured and rendered unable to compete in this year's championships. Soon,
C-dub realizes that by stepping in for
Michael and winning the championships, he may also be able to win the heart of the girl he has fallen head over heels in love with.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
;)
