Balls of Fury

Balls of Fury (2007)

  • 23% of critics liked it
    (127 reviews)

  • 36% of users liked it
    (309,170 ratings)

A disgraced former ping pong champion is drawn back into the world of high-stakes table tennis to carry out a top-secret mission in the feature directorial debut of Reno 911! writer/director Ben Garant. Far removed from the rigidly regulated world of professional sports, clandestine ping pong… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant
Genres
Action & Adventure, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 29, 2007 Wide
Focus/Rogue Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Nigel Floyd, Time Out

    CGI-assisted ping pong and lame gags about dead pandas, simpering homos and 'Antiques Roadshow'.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    This movie is deadly.

  • Connie Ogle, Miami Herald

    While it's sporadically amusing, Balls of Fury scores fewer points for humor than it could have.

  • Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

    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.

  • J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

    This is pretty thin soup, but the players are spirited and the jokes generally offbeat.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Eric A


    One of those movies that makes you wonder why the hell anyone would make something like this. It wasn't funny at all, and I wasted an hour and a half of my life.

  • Jeff "


    Balls of Fury may not be the best comedy, but it is lots of fun despite the fact that the plot is stupid. If you're in the mood for a mindless comedy, Balls of Fury may be that comedy to watch. The jokes are funny and despite the fact that it lacks a little something to really… More

  • Jim C


    Terrible movie, really stupid. The plot was dumb, The cast was terrible. But Christopher Walken was great, really great as a villain, I loved him. Overall a bad movie, but Christopher Walken was great.

  • Phil H


    This is poor stuff, funny in afew spots but just stupid. I think every possible sport has been spoofed now. This isn't good like 'Kingpin', its not even based around the sport in real terms, its total fantasy which makes it bad and daft. The cast is miscast, Fogler is… More

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