AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Scott LeBrun Created by the same people behind the TV series 'Reno 911', "Balls of Fury" is really no ball of fire, but it passes the time amiably enough. Alright, so it IS pretty stupid. But it's not exactly aiming high in the first place. Some jokes do get dragged out too long, and there are awkward moments. Still, as it clocks in at just over an hour and a half, it doesn't go on any longer than it should. At its best, it does generate some modest chuckles here and there.The cast is really more engaging than their material. Dan Fogler stars as Randy Daytona, a star ping-pong player at age 12 who gives up the game for 19 years before being persuaded to pick it up again by Federal agent Ernie Rodriguez (George Lopez). The Fed needs Randy to infiltrate a tournament presided over by arch-criminal Feng (Christopher Walken, at his most Christopher Walken-esque). It turns out that the bad guy is an avid ping-pong fanatic.Working as a spoof of both action movies and sports movies, "Balls of Fury" is agreeably silly at times. Its characters are reasonably endearing and entertaining, and it's hard to knock a story (written by co-star Thomas Lennon, who plays the swaggering Kraut Karl Wolfschtagg, and director Robert Ben Garant) with an affection for the music of Def Leppard.Lots of familiar faces here: Maggie Q as the luscious (and badass) love interest, Terry Crews, Robert Patrick (don't be fooled by his prominent billing; he's barely in the thing), Diedrich Bader, Aisha Tyler, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Jason Scott Lee, David Koechner, Patton Oswalt, David Proval, Masi Oka. But it's the legendary character actor James Hong who steals the show, in a gem of a comedic performance as the blind, Mr. Miyagi-like mentor. Walken, unsurprisingly, is a hoot as the villain.Of course "Balls of Fury" is no modern classic, but sometimes a "good" no-brainer comedy is just what some people look for to pass the time. It's certainly not as terrible as it's been made out to be.Six out of 10.

dsalouk Balls of Fury is an attempt at greatness but falls flat, mostly due to the shamble-creating Don Fogler. His comedic style constantly stays in the mud, and for a movie like Balls of Fury to depend on him carrying it, of course the whole house then falls flat. This movie is an example of him being unable to spear-head a movie, and that he is better built for supporting roles. Even the redeemable Walken, showcasing his self- parody style and perfect dialogue delivery, could not help lift or alleviate the walking corpse that this movie is. It has few redeemable features, its stupidly predictable, and has little to offer to the genre of comedy.

artemkelly Don't choose a movie by looking at the cast list! Can't really believe that this was a serious attempt at making a movie and the sad thing is the amount of good that could have been done in the world with the money that was wasted making this tripe. It has no redeeming features.BTW. No problem with not writing a spoiler for this one as I never got to the end.This is the first review I have written as I am only starting to use IMCb, an excellent resource badly let down by reviews that could rate this movie so highly.Regards

LangtreeFilmClub This film Is a good film very funny But the cast is very poor. A good family film that would appeal to all ages. This film is about a bloke who starts off as a great table tennis player who wins lots of awards but in later life he loses his form and when the FBI get involved they want him to compete in a secret championship, so he visits China for some coaching. Some time later he competes in the secret championship where he defeats three players who loose their life as a result of loosing and then when he reaches the final he is faced with a tougher challenge which could have life of death consequences. When death is mentioned the threat is real and his life hangs in the balance.