| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Mark Feeney |
"...amiable, nicely observed, and surprisingly shrewd..." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Don¿t expect me to explain the rules and purposes of the tournament, if it has any. I was preoccupied with observing the sheer absurdity of everything on the screen..." more... |
B- |
E! Online
Alex Markerson |
"...gets a few wicked shots in...but too often finds itself without a paddle." more... |
C+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"Balls of Fury is a joke of a title in search of a movie with a single good joke." more... |
F |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"The film's inconsequentiality isn't a matter of pedigree; it's a matter of effort." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden |
"A cheerfully ridiculous chopsocky walk on the dark side of table tennis." more... |
B- |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Crust |
"...a lifeless pingpong comedy that ricochets from one flat gag to the next." more... |
D |
New Movies
Lou Lumenick |
"...mostly unfunny..." more... |
D |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...terrible..." more... |
D |
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter Addiego |
"...it's supposed to be an outrageous comedy, but in fact it's fairly tame and not all that funny." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Andy Spletzer |
"A weird Walken and likable lead make Balls of Fury fun." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...uninspired and sophomoric satire of sports movies." more... |
D+ |
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