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A gentle, light, kid friendly comedy about a Chinese-American hoopster turned ping pong pro, Playa is a charming but considerable digression from director Jessica Yu's previous works.
All Critics (33) | Top Critics (14) | DVD (2)
Mostly a little shrewder about stereotypes than your typical slacker comedy, deriving its edge from Yu and Tsai's mining of the cultural specificity of Asian-America for laughs Aug 8, 2009 | Full Review…
Mostly a little shrewder about stereotypes than your typical slacker comedy, deriving its edge from Yu and Tsai's mining of the cultural specificity of Asian-America for laughs
Leo Goldsmith
Charming despite requisite training sequences and a cartoonishly evil opponent. Oct 18, 2008 | Rating: 3/4
Charming despite requisite training sequences and a cartoonishly evil opponent.
Michael Esposito
Ping Pong Playa falters on formula only occasionally, but otherwise remains a consistently agreeable romp that strikes just the right chord of ironic sentimentally. Sep 12, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Ping Pong Playa falters on formula only occasionally, but otherwise remains a consistently agreeable romp that strikes just the right chord of ironic sentimentally.
Ted Fry
There's no resisting the movie's antic affability or its irreverence, even with Chris's unavoidable progression toward the mature appreciation of his roots. Sep 11, 2008 | Full Review…
There's no resisting the movie's antic affability or its irreverence, even with Chris's unavoidable progression toward the mature appreciation of his roots.
Ella Taylor
The movie doesn't take its broad, jokey premise terribly far, but it manages to sustain a goofy-sweet comic energy and offers sly observations about assimilation, sibling rivalry and the art of competitive maternal bragging. Sep 5, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The movie doesn't take its broad, jokey premise terribly far, but it manages to sustain a goofy-sweet comic energy and offers sly observations about assimilation, sibling rivalry and the art of competitive maternal bragging.
Sheri Linden
A decidedly lightweight amusement, the first comedy from documentary filmmaker Jessica Yu is the sort of movie that works best if you keep your expectations low. Sep 5, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
A decidedly lightweight amusement, the first comedy from documentary filmmaker Jessica Yu is the sort of movie that works best if you keep your expectations low.
Elizabeth Weitzman
One way to break down cultural walls is assimilation, and that's where Ping Pong Playa has its dubious triumph: it's just about as generic as the next 'loser makes good by coaching kids' comedy...[Blu-ray] Feb 15, 2009 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
One way to break down cultural walls is assimilation, and that's where Ping Pong Playa has its dubious triumph: it's just about as generic as the next 'loser makes good by coaching kids' comedy...[Blu-ray]
Peter Canavese
An endless stream of near-misses. Jan 16, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
An endless stream of near-misses.
David Cornelius
Ace documentarian Jessica Yu's fictional feature debut ... is mostly funny and often cute, but it suffers a bit in comparison to the very similar Foot Fist Way ... Nov 12, 2008
Ace documentarian Jessica Yu's fictional feature debut ... is mostly funny and often cute, but it suffers a bit in comparison to the very similar Foot Fist Way ...
Andy Klein
Overall the movie was enjoyable but not amazing. Nov 4, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Overall the movie was enjoyable but not amazing.
Jeff Wong
Gently pokes fun at model minority and athletic stereotypes, but gets repetitive and wears thin before the engaging plot finally kicks into gear. Nov 1, 2008 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…
Gently pokes fun at model minority and athletic stereotypes, but gets repetitive and wears thin before the engaging plot finally kicks into gear.
Nora Lee Mandel
If you go into Ping Pong Playa' expecting a light, predictable comedy, it would be hard to come out unsatisfied. Sep 29, 2008 | Full Review…
If you go into Ping Pong Playa' expecting a light, predictable comedy, it would be hard to come out unsatisfied.
Monika Bartyzel
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