Ok, so we rented "Balls of Fury." What of it? The commercials made the film look like a dumb comedy that would give me a chuckle or two, and that's what it was. A dumb (really dumb) comedy that give me a chuckle or two.
It was written and directed by...ah, who cares about that with a movie like this. Anyway, "Balls of Fury" is about...ah, who cares about that either, with a movie like this. It's got something to do with illegal, underground ping-pong matches, the FBI, revenging the death of someones father or something like that. Whatever. There's a lot of dumb jokes about small balls and the like, some things explode, some people get poison darts in the neck, and in the end, the good guys win. Occasionally there's something to laugh at. If you have the opportunity to view this movie for free, it's worth it.
The movie is watchable because of the cast. George Lopez looks a little embarrassed to be seen in this thing, but I think he actually might make a good movie actor. I also have to give him a shout out for wearing a Thin Lizzy t-shirt in one scene, although I have no idea why he's wearing it. Christopher Walken has his moments as the villainous Feng, operator of the aforementioned ping-pong death matches. Diedrach Bader, he of the "Drew Carey Show", has a small role for some reason. James Hong is good as the blind ping-pong master, and his daughter is played by Maggie Q. You may have seen her in "Live Free or Die Hard." Maggie Q is...delicious looking. Nuff said.
Be forewarned: the hero ping-ponger who must save the day, Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler), is a BIG Def Leppard fan, and there is Leppard music in this film. If hearing something from "Pyromania," or whatever the hell else they did, will give you some kind of psychotic '80s flashback reaction, don't see this flick.
"Balls of Fury" is a dumb comedy, but I have seen other dumb comedies that didn't make me laugh as often. Voices rating: 4.
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