let it be known that i am an amazing ping pong player, which is slightly why i am drawn to a movie in that features ping pong played at cutthroat levels. in addition to that, i'm a sucker for movies that don't take themselves seriously, and by the looks of things, balls of fury fits under that category. i've never seen the lead actor of this movie before, but he doesn't look like someone who might suck the life out of this movie. the rest of the cast is filled with seasoned veterans, among them the old fobby chinese guy, cheeseburger eddie and christopher walken. most people i've talked want to see this movie because they think christopher walken will be funny, which is interesting because these same people do not realize that he actually had a prolific career before the 'more cowbell' sketch.i think that balls of fury will know how to balance realism and the absurd so it doesn't get too ludicrous. they have been some movies where too much absurdity detracts from the movie, but i don't think balls of fury will be like that. i am certain that balls of fury will do the same thing for ping pong that blades of glory did for figure skating; that is, expose the humor in an otherwise insignificant sport.
prognosis: 8/10
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I can see this movie actually being quite funny. At first look, it seems quite cheap and poorly made, but I'm pretty sure Christopher Walken will make up for it.
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