Far from perfect, though 'Chang Can Dunk' manages to leave a mark.

Its plot is told in quite a heavy-handed manner, while the pacing and acting (cast are likeable, mind) isn't all that noteworthy. However, bits of the story do have a decent tinge of sadness attached to them, particularly with Chang and his mother, Chen. The film made me feel something, so props for that.

I don't have much more to say about it. Not a great movie, but one that manages to make itself work - at least it did for me.

/////// I watched this on Twenty-Sixth of July Twenty-Twenty-Four on Disney's Disney Plus service.

Until the very end and it is only assumed he made the dunk so does that leave room for a part 2? First Jack Harlow can't dunk as a white man and then this high school 5'8 Chinese kid can? Nope. Stereotypical movie lacking jokes and the xenophobia continues even though the movie was written and directed by a Chinese native in Jingyi Shao. Dexter Darden as Deandre was the only pleasant light (get it) within the movie but I am curious as to how he went from a teenager in Saved by the Bell to a full grown unrecognizable man in this film. Anyways, how did this movie get a PG rating with use of curse words? Oh well, don't recommend and won't watch again.

Priority scenes, acting and script were way above what I expected. He made you feel all the emotional state in the story very clearly.

It's about embracing and uncovering your true best self, surrounded by the people who love you. One of the best sports comedies I've seen in a while with a great depth of storylines, especially in the mom and son dynamic. This is the kind of Disney original movies I miss, like "Remember the titans" or "cool runnings." The story's actually trying to touch on something meaningful and is unafraid to make its protagonist stumble.

I knew I was going to have a good time watching a movie, but I didn't expect it to exceed my expectations that much. A quality movie.