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Guys & Balls
Comedy, Romance - 2004
6.7
38%
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Ecki is a sweet, closeted gay man who works in his family’s bakery and plays goalie in his small town’s soccer team. When he both loses the big game, and is caught flirting with another player, his homophobic teammates throw him out. He vows to return one day with an all-gay team that will grind the heteros into the dust, so he sets off to find his “dream team.” With the help of his nurse sister, Ecki scours local gay bars and eventually assembles a hilariously motley but endearing crew of misfits that includes a leather-daddy threesome, a femme Turk with Beckham fantasies, a secret straight guy in love with the sister, and a seriously cute nurse eager for some private play-time with the goalie. Ecki now has two problems – turning this bunch into a team, and facing his own fears regarding his first romance.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
106 min
Release date:
7 Oct 2004
Country:
DE
Languages:
German
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
3 wins & 3 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
With commendable literalness, the makers of the German soccer comedy Guys and Balls have settled on a title as cheerfully unsubtle as every one of the film's jokes.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
28 Apr 2006
fresh:
It sounds like gay porn, but it's actually a delightful romantic comedy from Germany.
– Melissa Levine,
Village Voice,
2 May 2006
rotten:
Hormann provides a light enough touch to make the proceedings palatable, if not quite enjoyable.
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
20 May 2006
rotten:
A by-the-numbers ensemble dramedy that hits every underdog and gay-fish- out-of-water cliche on the nose.
– Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
25 May 2006
fresh:
It's surefire entertainment: loopy and predictable, but tremendously likable.
– G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 May 2006
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