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Ping Pong (2002)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:15

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.6/10

Genre: Comedies

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Behind all the awkwardness, the film does set out a heartfelt view of friendship, character and destiny.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out
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For what it's worth, it's undoubtedly the best ping pong movie ever made!

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
01/26/05
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC
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A quirky drama with finely drawn characters and some kinetic ping-pong action.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
07/30/04
David Hughes
David Hughes
Empire Magazine
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This film is so endearing and entertaining that it's hard to understand why it hasn't gone on to take the world by storm ... igniting a ping pong craze in the process!

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
06/19/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/27/09
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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Braced by spiky humor but tempered by sentimentality, Ping Pong might have been a disposable teen comedy if not for the Japanese film's unexpectedly thrilling action sequences and subtly profound observations about competition and the human spirit.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
05/25/07
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

There are no surprises in this match, but director Fumihiko Sori makes the games visually thrilling and communicates the athletic nirvana of high-level competition...

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
05/24/07
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The movie has some of the feel of a good graphic novel and offers a lot of Japanese pop pleasures as well. The images are eye-catching and highly colorful, the pacing is fast, and the story and the characters are simple, grabby and archetypal.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
04/27/07
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune

An overlong exercise in sport as character-builder.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
04/27/07
Bill Stamets
Bill Stamets
Chicago Sun-Times
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Table tennis. That's pretty much it. For two hours.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
04/26/07
Matt Pais
Matt Pais
Metromix.com

Overlong and overstuffed with characters and situations, Ping Pong doesn't really succeed on a dramatic level.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
04/16/07
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Ping Pong is probably the most extravagant celebration of a childhood game ever committed to film.

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04/09/07
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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The film projects a sense of loopy joy that comes from being young and playing the only game that matters.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
04/03/07
Julia Wallace
Julia Wallace
Village Voice

Seems more suited to video than the big screen--a study in teen angst with some digitally enhanced shots of table tennis.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
03/30/07
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Kudo neatly codes allusions to yin-yangs into his frames, stressing time and again that the game of ping pong is not about winning so much as it is a matter of social. camaraderie and blissful self-reflection.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/27/07
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Previsível como a maior parte dos filmes de esporte, mas acaba conquistando por desenvolver muito bem seus personagens, levando o espectador a se importar com todos eles.

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01/13/07
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
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Full Review Source: Movie Gazette | comment Comment
07/30/04
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

Despite being a little cliché, Ping Pong is a hell of a lot of fun.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
07/01/03
Ross Williams
Ross Williams
Film Threat

Surprisingly wonderful. Ultimately transcends the ka-plink ka-plink ka-plink of little plastic balls on wooden tables — it becomes an elegant tango of the mind and soul.

Full Review Source: Offoffoff | comment Comment
05/15/03
Joshua Tanzer
Joshua Tanzer
Offoffoff

Perhaps the best sports movie I've ever seen.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
04/24/03
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather
 
 
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