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CGI-assisted ping pong and lame gags about dead pandas, simpering homos and 'Antiques Roadshow'.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Balls of Fury
A huge comedy with tiny balls.
2007 · 1h 30m · PG-13
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Robert Ben Garant
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Balls of Fury
Overview
Randy Daytona was a child ping pong prodigy who lost his chance at Olympic gold when his father is murdered by the mysterious Feng over a gambling debt. 15yrs later he's down on his luck and scraping a living doing seedy back room shows in Vegas; when the FBI turn up and ask for his help to take down Feng... who just happens to love Ping Pong.
Director and cast
- Robert Ben Garant Director
- Dan Fogler as Randy Daytona
- Christopher Walken as Feng
- George López as Agent Ernie Rodriquez
- Maggie Q as Maggie Wong
- James Hong as Master Wong
- Brett DelBuono as Young Randy Daytona
- Aisha Tyler as Mahogany
- Terry Crews as Freddy
- Robert Patrick as Sgt. Pete Daytona
- Diedrich Bader as Gary
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
22%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This movie is deadly.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
While it's sporadically amusing, Balls of Fury scores fewer points for humor than it could have.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Rotten
It's never an encouraging sign when a comedy filled with talented pros produces only a single distinct laugh.
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
Rotten
The real trouble is that it's supposed to be an outrageous comedy, but in fact it's fairly tame and not all that funny.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
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