Advantages: Silly humour, Easy to follow. Disadvantages: Jokes of a good quality are few and far between
I brought balls of fury after seeing an amusing trailer and it being £3 in a sale!
The Story
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Randy Daytona is a childhood genius when it come to the art of ping pong, Although making it to the 1988 olympics, a 12 year old Randy falls apart with nerves, after learning his father has placed a large bet on his winning, and looses. Randy's father was killed when he could not pay the money he owed to Su Feng, the man he placed the bet with. Randy vowes to never play ping pong again.
Fast forward 18 years, and Randy, now working for a very cheesy circus show doing ping pong tricks is approached by the FBI who are onto a lead to catch Su Feng. At a mysterious ping pong tournament. Randy has the skills to get into the competition and get the FBI close to Su Feng.
Meeting ping pong masters and a rather attractive ...
Advantages: Some good gags. Disadvantages: There are more misses than hits and director and star are off their game.
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"Balls of Fury" is a silly but unoriginal pastiche of the sports movie genre that shoots itself in the foot by failing to stick to a single story. Both the director and star's comic timing are off, which curtails the opportunities for belly laughs. The writing is patchy, with poor characterisation and abrupt shifts in tack. But if you're in the mood for something unashamedly daft, then there are worse things you could watch. If you don't expect anything earth-shattering or innovative, there's enough here to enjoy. ...
