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Balls of Fury
(2007) |
Plot of
Balls of Fury
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Down-and-out former professional ping-pong phenom, Randy Daytona (Dan
Fogler), is sucked into a maelstrom when FBI Agent Ernie Rodriguez
(George Lopez) recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to
smoke out his father's killer -- arch-fiend Feng (Christopher Walken).
All roads lead to Feng's mysterious jungle compound and the most unique
Ping-Pong
tournaments ever staged. There, Randy faces such formidable players as
his long-ago Olympics opponent, the still-vicious Karl Wolfschtagg
(Thomas Lennon). Can Randy keep his eye on the ball? Will he achieve the
redemption he craves while wielding a paddle? Is his backhand strong
enough to triumph over rampant wickedness? -Official Site |
Review of Balls of Fury
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 Balls
Of Fury. It just rolls off the tongue doesn't it? What else could this
be but a comedy? It could be a comedy by one of the writing team of
Reno 911!, Ben Garant. Unlike Reno
911!: Miami , Balls Of Fury does deliver some comedy. While BOF isn't
very memorable, I can see this being a hit at parties, especially if
there's a ping pong table and a lot of beer. It seems that Garant has
learned from past mistakes and made a credible, if not feasible entry
into the comedy genre. I only wish that they would abandon the “useless
sport” comedies. Is there really anything left?
What really kept me interested actually had nothing to do with the
story. It was who is going to pop up next. A ton of cameos abound
including, Robert Patrick, David Koechner and Dietrich Bader just to
name a few. The brightest star in BOF has got to be Christopher Walken.
He just chews up every scene he is in. Personally, I enjoy him in these
roles much more than any of his more serious work. It's worth the price
of admission just to hear him say, “Okey-dokey artichokey.” When Walken
isn't stealing the limelight, Dan Fogler steps in as what I would call
Jack Black lite. Same style of comedy and antics, just nowhere near as
obnoxious. Other honorable mentions are
George Lopez, just doing his thing, Maggie Q, as the love interest
with a punch and James Hong as Master Wong, the blind teacher who must
whip Daytona into shape.
Following the trend of comedies dealing with sports, I would place BOF
right smack in the middle between
Blades Of Glory as the worst and Major League as the best. Who
wants to invent the drinking game to go along with this film?
I think the movie is a big enough joke, so...
keep reading
Mitch E
mitchemerson@hotmail.com
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The Cast
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Director
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Producers
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Dan Fogler |
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Robert Ben Garant |
Derek Evans, Ron Schmidt, Roger Birnbaum |
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Christopher Walken |
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George Lopez |
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Maggie Q |
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Thomas Lennon |
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Rating
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Length
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Distributors
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Release Date
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PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, and for language |
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Rogue Pictures (Focus) |
August 29th 2007 |
Awards
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Related Links
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www.ballsoffury.com
IMDb.com |
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This review was written by Mitch E. Copyright
2007, All Rights Reserved. |
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