Posted on August 30, 2007 by Balls of Fury – Short on Both Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Related
<BR>Appropriate for ages 15+<BR></STRONG></FONT><BR><FONT size=3><STRONG>The Story:</STRONG> Down-and-out former professional ping-ponger Randy Daytona (Fogler) is sought out by an FBI agent (Lopez) to smoke-out his father’s killer and underground ping-pong mobster – the arch-fiend Feng (Walken).</FONT></FONT></DIV><br />
<P><FONT face=Tahoma size=5><FONT size=3><STRONG>The Good:</STRONG> This idea is just silly enough that it could have worked were it placed in more capable hands. Acclaimed stage actor Dan Fogler is a true talent, but rarely gets to show his stuff here.<BR><BR><STRONG>The Bad:</STRONG> First off, I must admit that I left the theater fifteen minutes before the ending due to a rowdy and obnoxious audience member sitting behind the press row. Since security at the Houston theater was too incompetent to remove said person, I felt the need to leave. That being said, I couldn’t wait to get out of the theater anyhow. The movie was just plain boring and poorly paced and the jokes were way too obvious to be enjoyed. I am assuming that the lack of continuity between scenes was due to an over-zealous editor, but 90 minutes of torture is long enough and I don’t think the audience will care much that character and relationship development sequences were left out. </FONT></P><br />
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG>The Summary:</STRONG> Someone needs to take a paddle to the filmmakers.<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></p>
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