GurlyIamBeach
Instant Favorite.
ShangLuda
Admirable film.
Zlatica
One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
Avid Climber
Fever Pitch is an unusual romantic comedy. It does use the "opposite makes the perfect match" kind of routine, and the "hurt" shows up as a scenario plot, but it's all well used, and the choice of opposite is original.You don't even have to like baseball or know anything about the Red Sox to like the movie and appreciate the story. The writers take you along for the ride. It is funny and sweet. It won't let you down.Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore play their roles very well. Drew even shows up at her most sexy and most corporate. The rest of the cast also give a great performance. The soundtrack, editing, and camera work are all invisible, which means they are just right.The only negative things, would be, first, when Lindsey is sleeping in her office. Nobody would be strung out like that. Ever. Second, that again, the lead female reverts to wanting to change her man, when had actually started as accepting.If you're in the mood for a funny romance, you should see it.
badajoz-1
A US version of 'Fever Pitch' - originally a novel then a film about Arsenal's Football Double Season. Colin Firth did himself no favours in the UK version which was laboured and neither drama nor comedy - probably because soccer fans in UK are so one dimensional. But the US version about the Boston Red Sox's winning season, scores heavily as a rom com, and a sporting insight movie. There are some really good gags about male fan sporting behaviour and a decent look at what women really want - well, the Hollywood version of it anyway. Good acting, crisp direction and writing, and excellent use of locations give this movie a very surprising quality - way, way above the rubbish turned out by Farrell, Carell, Rogen, Wilson and Stiller!!!
moonspinner55
Schoolteacher in Boston has never had a long-term relationship with a woman; his new girlfriend, a savvy-but-single businesswoman, wonders why even after seeing his apartment, which looks like a gift shop full of Boston Red Sox memorabilia. Turns out he's a no-holds-barred fanatic for the team, which at first pleases his squeeze but eventually becomes a thorn in her side. Nice, congenial date movie with baseball overtures doesn't aspire to outrageousness like much of the rest of the Farrelly Brothers' output. Trouble is, it doesn't aspire to be much of anything else, either--just a pleasant whiff of an idea. There are laughs scattered throughout, though the semi-serious tone of the last act doesn't work too well (and the leads, Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon, lose all credibility feigning heartache). The characters are basically selfish grown-up children who can't think for themselves; directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly do their damnedest to lighten the load by turning their worlds into recognizable clichés, something "we can all relate to". There's nothing wrong with an all-out commercial feature, and one with a killer baseball/"Sweet Caroline" montage, yet the picture fades from memory before the credits are even off the screen. **1/2 from ****
madpigmadpig
It's rare, nowadays, to find a romantic comedy that isn't incredibly disgusting in short doses throughout the entire movie (eg. Big Fat Greek wedding; Me, Myself & Irene). There were only a couple of unnecessarily demented jokes in this movie, nothing unpalatably profane. All around, it was a cute movie with likable characters. I thought the ending was a little abrupt. It feels like they should have ended it at the world series for a real bang up finish. The acting left a little to be desired, but was made up for by the pace of the story. If I'd known it was a Farrelly brothers movie I would have assumed it to be a stomach turning piece of garbage and not watched it, but it seems that even they are capable of accidentally making an okay movie. Good for them, I hope they pull their heads out the rest of the way and start consistently making good films.
