Plot: Ling Feng has managed to make it to the finale of the European Championships snowboarding. It's his final chance at a title, but during the race, he gets into a crash and gets banned from the sport for one year. He returns home, where he visits his old training grounds. There he meets some younger talents.
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October 11, 2024
Yip used to be one of the more interesting directors working in Hong Kong, but ever since he made the move to China his output has become quite a bit iffier. Snow Dance is an unfiltered sports flick, a genre that's naturally cheesy and sentimental, but this film went overboard.
The worst thing is that the snowboard scenes were terrible, mixing bad camera work with flakey CG. Any pro with a GoPro could've done a better job. The drama and the performances aren't any good either, and that's all there is to it. I wish Yip went back to Hong Kong to make something a little edgier, or just quit while he's ahead.