Déja vu... but fun!

This is basically a lesser iteration of Water Boys.
Same concept, similar arch story, the new guy at high-school, sports, the underdong team, a little bit of teen romance, some comedy, even the soundtrack bears a resemblance.
The clichés are all taken to the nth degree. The kids yelling, talking to each other 100mts apart, everybody is against them, the cringe factor of some scenes and the exacerbated melodrama.
And yet, I had some fun. Sometimes I need one of these feelgood teen sports comedy romance j-dorama.
Water Boys will always be one of the best in this genre, though :)

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A decent adaptation

After watching 2 seasons of the anime adaptation, I thought this would not make it justice. It is not as good as the anime, but they managed to fit the main story in 2 hours. Not as deep, and not as humorous, but it is a decent adaptation.
Obvioulsy, you can better develop all the characters in 2 seasons of a series, add side stories, come up with more adventures, add little details that have to be discarded in a movie for the sake of running time.
All things considered, it is a good movie.
My advice, watch the 2 seasons of the anime, You'll be wanting more at the end. Trust me. Then, you can watch this live action for a little bit more.

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