Good Game (觸電, Dickson Leung Kwok-Fai, 2025)

Good Game (觸電, Dickson Leung Kwok-Fai, 2025)

Maybe esports don’t sound that intense, but it turns out that they require a good deal of physical training and stamina. Which is to say that like many other athletic pursuits, there’s an invisible age cap in which players are often written off at a comparatively youthful age because their reaction times might be slower or they might struggle to pick up on new strategies or ways of playing the game. But that’s only part of Solo’s problem. He’s n…

Although Flawed but Fierce, Good Game Struggles to Hit Full Potential

This entertaining e-sports drama where underdogs fight for purpose, pride, and a struggling internet café’s future requires a good game where sportsmanship is key if this team is to win the respect of everyone playing, their rivals included.

Good Game (Fantasia International Film Festival 2025 Review) - Nerd Reactor

Esports has rapidly grown from a niche hobby to a global phenomenon, with stadiums packed for tournaments and streamers turned household names. Good Game, the debut feature from director Dickson Leung, taps into this world with the rhythm and structure of a classic sports movie. Like Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, it builds on the tried-and-true formula of misfits chasing glory—but this time, the battleground is digital, and the stakes are pi…