Morgan BellREVIEW: Balls of Fury
April 6th 2008 15:40
Directed: Robert Ben Garrant
Written: Robert Ben Garrant & Thomas Lennon (Night At The Museum, Herbie Fully Loaded)
Starring: Dan Fogler (Good Luck Chuck), Christopher Walken, Jason Scott Lee (Soldier, The Jungle Book, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story), James Hong (Big Trouble In Little China, Red Corner, Blade Runner), Diedrich Bader (Napoleon Dynamite, The Beverly Hillbillies, Office Space, Miss Congeniality 2, TVs The Drew Cary Show), Maggie Q, Thomas Lennon
who would have guessed that fat annoying bastard that i despised from Good Luck Chuck would appear in a screwball comedy about ping pong as a washed up child star and i would actually find him likeable? i like absurd self-depricating comedy, i like absurd situational comedy, and i like absurd cameos . . . Balls of Fury is an unexpected funny little comedy and its main character Randy Daytona (Fogler), although fat, is in no way a bastard . . . Randy was a child ping pong star who is recruited by the government to infiltrate the home of an evil criminal Feng (Walken) who is hosting an invitation only ping pong championship, Randy has to get in shape by becoming the student of the blind Master Wong (Hong) . . . while at Fengs house Randy comes up against his old rival the weird german Karl Wolfschtagg (Lennon), who is a very fun crazy-eyed character . . . Christopher Walken is funny before he even says anything, he is a man with a funny face, it is absurdly funny that he is cast in the role of an asian and it is hilarious that he is dressed like a chinese elton john, he delivers alot of great one-liners, his assistant is a gorgeous model whos running around randomly spitting poison darts at game losers and foes, Walken declares "What part of 'sudden death' didn't you understand?" . . . this is a fabulous parody of sport and competition . . . James Hong is a gem with amazing comedic timing, droll stories relating ping pong to a well-aged prostitute, and some classic blind-man-noodle gags that are sure to make you smile . . . Diedrich Bader (Oswald from Drew Carey) provides one of the biggest laughs of the film as Gary the male courtesan when he randomly attempts to save a pet panda just as it is announced the building is about to explode . . . this is a nice little comedy with a great cast which doesnt need to resort to exploiting women to get a laugh, a good film to chill out with and have a laugh!
Written: Robert Ben Garrant & Thomas Lennon (Night At The Museum, Herbie Fully Loaded)
Starring: Dan Fogler (Good Luck Chuck), Christopher Walken, Jason Scott Lee (Soldier, The Jungle Book, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story), James Hong (Big Trouble In Little China, Red Corner, Blade Runner), Diedrich Bader (Napoleon Dynamite, The Beverly Hillbillies, Office Space, Miss Congeniality 2, TVs The Drew Cary Show), Maggie Q, Thomas Lennon
who would have guessed that fat annoying bastard that i despised from Good Luck Chuck would appear in a screwball comedy about ping pong as a washed up child star and i would actually find him likeable? i like absurd self-depricating comedy, i like absurd situational comedy, and i like absurd cameos . . . Balls of Fury is an unexpected funny little comedy and its main character Randy Daytona (Fogler), although fat, is in no way a bastard . . . Randy was a child ping pong star who is recruited by the government to infiltrate the home of an evil criminal Feng (Walken) who is hosting an invitation only ping pong championship, Randy has to get in shape by becoming the student of the blind Master Wong (Hong) . . . while at Fengs house Randy comes up against his old rival the weird german Karl Wolfschtagg (Lennon), who is a very fun crazy-eyed character . . . Christopher Walken is funny before he even says anything, he is a man with a funny face, it is absurdly funny that he is cast in the role of an asian and it is hilarious that he is dressed like a chinese elton john, he delivers alot of great one-liners, his assistant is a gorgeous model whos running around randomly spitting poison darts at game losers and foes, Walken declares "What part of 'sudden death' didn't you understand?" . . . this is a fabulous parody of sport and competition . . . James Hong is a gem with amazing comedic timing, droll stories relating ping pong to a well-aged prostitute, and some classic blind-man-noodle gags that are sure to make you smile . . . Diedrich Bader (Oswald from Drew Carey) provides one of the biggest laughs of the film as Gary the male courtesan when he randomly attempts to save a pet panda just as it is announced the building is about to explode . . . this is a nice little comedy with a great cast which doesnt need to resort to exploiting women to get a laugh, a good film to chill out with and have a laugh!
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