This movie isn't perfect. It just isn't. While I used to love this movie years ago, it doesn't click with me now as well as it used to. Yes, I laughed here and there at the silly things that happen, but I've moved on from the movie since. The acting is over-the-top and there isn't enough balance with real emotion in order to connect with the characters. Furthermore, I may like the main character, but he doesn't have the best chemistry with anyone on screen. He may be a funny guy, but he might as well be a funny guy alone on stage while the rest of the cast struggles to find their place. So that's the problem - everyone is funny in their own way, they just struggle to work together. There was one person that Dan Fogler worked well within this movie, and that is Diedrich Bader - which is sad, considering how little the man's role was.

The only reason I like this movie is because the concept is somewhat original. We don't have a lot of movies about ping pong, because why would we? Ping pong as a central plot is probably a difficult topic to write an entire film about, which is clearly why they decided to go the route of parody. The only other movie I can think of that uses ping pong as a plot device is probably Forrest Gump. So the premise is memorable, the cast isn't bad at all, and a lot of the jokes stick. Unfortunately, these things are all simply jigsaw pieces to a larger image, and not too many of those pieces work together.

Tastes change, obviously. What I used to love, I simply find interesting. I'll probably still watch it in the future, though. Don't read this review believing I hate the movie, that's not so. It's a fine comedy. In today's world, it's actually difficult to find a comedy with an interesting and silly concept like Balls of Fury. So don't take that for granted, check it out for yourself!