Balls of Fury (2007)
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Critic Consensus: Tasteless, yet harmless, Balls of Fury nevertheless fails to generate enough laughs despite its lowbrow intentions.
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A disgraced former ping pong champion is drawn back into the world of high-stakes table tennis to carry out a top-secret mission in the feature directorial debut of Reno 911! writer/director Ben Garant. Far removed from the rigidly regulated world of professional sports, clandestine ping pong tournaments offer thrilling competition where only the strong survive. There was a time when the mere mention of the name Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler) was enough to make even those most hardened ping pong … More
| Rating: | PG-13 (for crude and sex-related humor, and for language) |
| Genre: | Action & Adventure, Comedy |
| Directed By: | Robert Ben Garant |
| Written By: | Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant |
| In Theaters: | Aug 29, 2007 Wide |
| On DVD: | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Box Office: | $32.8M |
| Runtime: |
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LoginCritic Reviews for Balls of Fury
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CGI-assisted ping pong and lame gags about dead pandas, simpering homos and 'Antiques Roadshow'.
[Is it] good? Heavens, no. But it has its seedy charms.
Comedians like Will Ferrell, Jack Black and Ben Stiller can get away with lesser material because just looking at them can elicit laughs. Dan Fogler is not in that category.
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A horrendously written and acted movie which even Walken can't save.
A daft, disappointing comedy.
Audience Reviews for Balls of Fury
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One of those movies that makes you wonder why the hell anyone would make something like this. It wasn't funny at all, and I wasted an hour and a half of my life.
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Balls of Fury may not be the best comedy, but it is lots of fun despite the fact that the plot is stupid. If you're in the mood for a mindless comedy, Balls of Fury may be that comedy to watch. The jokes are funny and despite the fact that it lacks a little something to really make it a great comedy film, Balls of Fury is simply a fun film. Sure this won't win any prizes, but for what it is; it's a fun time waster that has some good laughs. Dan Fogler is pretty funny, but Christopher Walken steals the show. Overall Balls of Fury is a good comedy that is better than what people have said about the film. The best way to describe the film is that it's good natured, mindless fun. And if you're looking for a good time waster, Balls of Fury will be that film. Not perfect, but it has enough laughs to keep you entertained. I enjoyed this film for what it was, and if you can look past the fact that it's very silly, you're to enjoy it too. As far as comedy films are concerned, Balls of Fury may not be the best, but it definitely isn't the worst. Enjoyable even if it's flawed in its conception. Balls of Fury is an average comedy with good laughs, just don't expect anything great, expect something fun and entertaining and that's what you get with this film. A fun film that is fun to watch with friends.
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Balls of Fury Quotes
| Feng: | Stop! This is Boring! Kill them Both! We're missing Antiques Roadshow! |
| Wong: | Welcome to the underbelly of ping-pong where fortunes are won and lost. I'm exaggerating, of course, but you get my point. |
| Rodriguez: | I'm from the FBI. |
| Randy Daytona: | Whoa man. I didn't mean to kill that guy. How was I supposed to know he had a bad heart? |
| Rodriguez: | Hey. I'm not here for that. I thought that was part of the act. Until the paramedics came I was laughing my ass off. |
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