http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/08/31/BALLS-OF-FURY.aspx It’s hard to put into words just how stupid BALLS OF FURY truly is. From all appearances, this movie probably sprung into being after the creators smoked a bale of weed and overdosed on chop-socky flicks, up to and including ENTER THE DRAGON. If Uma hadn’t already stolen the yellow suit for KILL BILL, it probably would have shown up here. I would guess the pitch to the studio must have also involved getting baked. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. There is a place in any film lover’s heart for gloriously idiotic films, especially when made by smart people who are gleefully aware how insane their material is. BALLS OF FURY definitely falls into this category; the fact that a good chunk of the creative team is involved with RENO 911 should give you a rough idea where the humor is pitched. Still, if you’re going to go this route, you need to really have the courage of your convictions and go for broke. The real problem with BALLS OF FURY is that it’s too tame. Whether this is a side effect of the studio wanting to keep the golden PG-13 or just that half the script was illegible when the writers sobered up, it’s tough to say. My guess is it’s mostly the writers’ fault, as many of the supposed one-liners seemed a little pale, but given the pucker factor of most Hollywood studios anymore, I wouldn’t bet against the “rewrite by committee” option. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/08/31/BALLS-OF-FURY.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/08/31/BALLS-OF-FURY.aspx#1345 I thought Balls of Fury was about a B- the beginning was very good but then the last 15 minutes kinda of dragged on which is bad because the movie was only 1 hr 30. another6655 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/08/31/BALLS-OF-FURY.aspx#1345 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:44:06 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/08/31/BALLS-OF-FURY.aspx#1773 looks really funny want to see it tinkluvspan http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/08/31/BALLS-OF-FURY.aspx#1773 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:08:40 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/08/31/BALLS-OF-FURY.aspx#2033 I USUALLY DONT LIKE THESE KINDS OF MOVIES BUT I LIKE CERTAIN ACTORS IN IT THAT MAKE ME WANNA GIVE IT A SHOT brokun1 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/08/31/BALLS-OF-FURY.aspx#2033 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:54:47 GMT