
Stay In The Buzz

3/5 stars
One of the most beguiling aspects of Gamer Girls is that it never acknowledges its characters’ gaming addiction for what it is. Too distracted by the craving for just one more match to function at your day job? Never mind. Needing to grind out another 500 hours of playtime within weeks to qualify for tournament selection? No problem.
Made on a budget of HK$5 million, the film boasts an ambitious array of vibrant DIY visual effects, compiled by writer-director Bassetto and Derek Wong Tze-wei. These impressive renderings of the in-game world make this otherwise conventional, dream-chasing story far more infectious than it has any right to be.