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Mixed or average reviews- based on 59 Ratings

  • Starring: Christopher Walken, Dan Fogler, George Lopez
  • Summary: Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenom Randy Daytona is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and recapture his former glory, and to smoke out his father's killer - one of the FBI's Most Wanted, arch-fiend Feng. (Rogue Pictures)
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  • Director: Robert Ben Garant
  • Genre(s): Action, Sport, Comedy, Romance, Crime
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 90 min
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 26
  2. Negative: 7 out of 26
  1. Reviewed by: Kamal AL-Solaylee
    75
    Stupendously silly but viciously funny.
  2. The good news is that Christopher Walken, resplendent in purple silk, isn't the film's sole redeeming element. The bad news is that even his arch-villain can't save Balls of Fury from losing bounce as the story proceeds.
  3. Reviewed by: Lisa Rose
    58
    The shtick grows a bit repetitive, so by the end of the story you may be checking the time rather than rooting for Randy.
  4. Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    Balls of Fury makes "Dodgeball" look like high art. It'll be tough to crack a smile, let alone laugh, during this uninspired and sophomoric satire of sports movies.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 31
  2. Negative: 14 out of 31
  1. imedl.
    10
    I love ping pong, when i watch this movie, i laugh from the start to the end.. the jokes is very chaos to me, you know, everything is exaggerated, but thats the point, this is a fun movie type that you dont have to bother the quality of the film. just watch and enjoy the movie, you'll get a lots of laugh, dont expect anything, JUST ENJOY! definately my favorite. Expand
  2. Good comedy movie unlike others users I thought the acting was good. Christopher Walken was great, Dan Fogler did well also, Maggie Q also delivered a good performance. And James Hong was hysterical! You should definitely watch for some laughs. Expand
  3. MikeM
    6
    Balls of Fury (**1/2) - Does the title sound promising? To most people, probably. It was promising to me. And well, if you go in the theater expecting nothing, you don't really leave disappointed. But you don't leave completely satisfied either. It is an absolutely out there, insane movie that as you could probably guess, bears no witness to reality or the real leagues around the world that have carried the name of ping pong for thousands of years. The laughs are set at a low bar, but sometimes are able to hit their mark, if anything just for effort. The main problem of this movie is it seems, like its title, to really just be a one-liner. The jokes can be about balls, and the men hitting the balls, but there's really nowhere to go off of that, and to work 90 minutes on balls and men who hit balls, you aren't really going to be able to pull off anything of comedic integrity. However, you root for the main character, you are generally intrigued in how the movie plays out, and well, you have to stick around for most of the movie to see Christopher Walken anyway, so i advise you stay, for that's when some actual laughs start making their way into the scenes. See this movie if you are prepared, just be warned: Balls, and men who hit balls. Expand
  4. 4
    I watched it because someone bought it for me as a gift. What a pity i cant ask for my money back. I'm currently searching through my DVD to find the worst movie in my collection. I plan to return the favour and waste 2 hours of his life. Expand

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