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Second Chance
Like Rocky except for billiards instead of boxing, and also if Rocky Balboa was a Type-A, overachieving schoolgirl. This flick offers up a stylish twist on the sports movie, getting you to pump your fist for break shots, high runs, and head strings. Like Full Strike, it's another movie about a washed-up champ who teams up with a younger player for a second chance, this time a young girl who might lose her house after the death of her parents. With charm to burn, a giddy 80s movie love for the underdog, a who's who of billiards stars making cameos, and super-stylishly shot matches, it's the summer billiards blockbuster you didn't know you needed.
Director: Wen Yen-kung
Cast: Jason Wang, Angel Yao, P.J. Huang, Wen Shang-yi
Languages: Mandarin and Taiwanese with English subtitles
2014; 105 min.; DCP






