Church Ball

Church Ball (2006)

  • 18% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 43% of users liked it
    (1,247 ratings)

High spiritual ideals don't quite mesh with the spirit of competition in this sports comedy. In the 1920s, the leaders of the Church of Latter Day Saints began encouraging their congregations to form basketball teams and church leagues as a way to promote fitness, wholesome fun, and teamwork… More

PG,
Directed By
Genres
Drama, Faith & Spirituality, Sports & Fitness, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 17, 2006 Wide
Halestorm Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Ted Fry, Seattle Times

    ... a carefree, underdog sports comedy.

  • Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic

    Jokes fall flat, characterizations are sketchy at best, setups never receive their payoff, unnecessary subplots slow the already glacial pace.

  • Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

    Hale's directorial style relies way too much on the kind of cheesy music video montages that have long since been parodied to death, and the religious rock songs used are truly awful.

  • William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    Its rowdiness, bathroom humor, cast of familiar but second-rate actors and overall disrespect for organized religion make it seem like any other bad Hollywood farce.

  • Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star

    Air ball . . . Air ball . . .

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