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Just finished this movie and wow I was shocked I went into this with no expectations whatsoever I only watched as I’m a fan of Zhang Zifeng and wanted to tune into her work. This movie shocked me to my core never in my life could I have predicted the way this movie was going.

I saw many people talking about a gl subplot and I will say it was slightly there but to me It felt more like finally finding someone to connect with for Jiang Ning. Zhang Zifeng and Eva Du did a stellar job portraying this the mental anguish Jiang Ning was going through becuase of Zhong Ling’s addition to her life was very well portrayed by Zhang Zifeng and I will say in some scenes Eva Du will really get under skin but at times you will feel very bad for her. this was the first time I watched anything with Ma Yili and I think she did very well depicting the difference in how a coach acts and a mother acts.

This movie may seem like your typical East Asian Mother-Daughter dynamic but I assure you it is more than that. Her mom being her coach was a really nice touch to the movie as we how much being coached by her mom affected Jiang Ning and her attitude towards the sport. But showing the slight difference in their dynamic when they are mother daughter showed why she had some sort of guilt and compassion towards her mother.

I can’t really say much as that would be a spoiler but overall I really really recommend this to anyone who is hesitant to watch i guarantee it will be worth your time.