This movie isn't perfect. It just isn't. While I used to love this movie years ago, it doesn't click with me now as well as it used to. Yes, I laughed here and there at the silly things that happen, but I've moved on from the movie since. The acting is over-the-top and there isn't enough balance with real emotion in order to connect with the characters. Furthermore, I may like the main character, but he doesn't have the best chemistry with anyone on screen. He may be a funny guy, but he might as well be a funny guy alone on stage while the rest of the cast struggles to find their place. So that's the problem - everyone is funny in their own way, they just struggle to work together. There was one person that Dan Fogler worked well within this movie, and that is Diedrich Bader - which is sad, considering how little the man's role was.
The only reason I like this movie is because the concept is somewhat original. We don't have a lot of movies about ping pong, because why would we? Ping pong as a central plot is probably a difficult topic to write an entire film about, which is clearly why they decided to go the route of parody. The only other movie I can think of that uses ping pong as a plot device is probably Forrest Gump. So the premise is memorable, the cast isn't bad at all, and a lot of the jokes stick. Unfortunately, these things are all simply jigsaw pieces to a larger image, and not too many of those pieces work together.
Tastes change, obviously. What I used to love, I simply find interesting. I'll probably still watch it in the future, though. Don't read this review believing I hate the movie, that's not so. It's a fine comedy. In today's world, it's actually difficult to find a comedy with an interesting and silly concept like Balls of Fury. So don't take that for granted, check it out for yourself!
Shout by Geo MagnetoBlockedParent2019-01-25T06:03:01Z
Chris Walken shines as Doctor Fang in one of his best roles as a working actor next to his groundbreaking portrayal as Nosferatu in Brainstorm. Film theorist Gary Gnu names Balls of Fury as peak Hollywood comedic cinema broiling together chickens and tadurkens in within the global arena of ping pong. And thats just the beginZ - Stryker T Rambz the protag pulls a stellar creme de la dentre with a dramaturge the likes of a modern Lawrence of Balboa. If you’ve missed this stunner catch it while you’re still in the marmalade because time waits for no one, let alone you jersey boy sanchez.