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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleA mostly amusing, appealing family comedy about going from pretender to contender, in life as well as pingpong.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterTsai, 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.
- 70VarietyVarietyA good, clean, fun comedy that uses a table tennis championship to crack inside jokes about Los Angeles' Chinese-American community.
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghHas a certain silly, kid-friendly charm.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEven the championship showdown feels polite.
- 50Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallChicago ReaderAndrea GronvallThis thin premise can't sustain a feature, and the racial and gay jokes are jarring, but the child actors are cute, especially Andrew.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceFrantically paced, littered with cute kids, and overstuffed with split screens and a rap score, Ping Pong Playa angles a little too hard for tween attention, but there's no resisting the movie's antic affability or its irreverence.
- 50The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurraySomething is missing here.
- Breathes fresh life into the tired, bloated sports-comedy formula -- while remaining utterly formulaic.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanA decidedly lightweight amusement.