SECOND CHANCE | 逆轉勝 (Taiwan, 2014)
Directed by Kung Wen-yen
Starring: Wen Shang-yi, P.J. Huang, Angel Yao, Jason Wang

Like Rocky except with billiards instead of boxing, and also if Rocky Balboa was a Type-A, overachieving schoolgirl, Second Chance 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 looks for a second chance by teaming up with a younger player—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, cameos by a who’s who of billiards stars, and super-stylishly shot matches, it’s the summer billiards blockbuster you didn’t know you needed.