This movie was by far the best performance that Jimmy Fallon has produced on the big screen. Another romantic comedy produced by the Farrelly brothers who brought out the talents of Fallon and Drew Barrymore, "Fever Pitch" is a nice movie which is more about relationships than Baseball.
Lindsey, played by Drew Barrymore (50 First Dates,) is a career minded women whose life is driven by her successful career. She meets Ben, played by Jimmy Fallon (Taxi,) who is a school teacher but is an obsessed fan of the Boston Red Sox. Lindsey falls for Ben before the season starts, and doesn't quite understand how intense of a fan he is until the season starts and she tries to have a relationship that must work around the Red Sox drive to the World Series.
"Fever Pitch" brings to life the relationship dilemma that women have with men who are fans of a sports team, be it baseball, football or whatever. A lot of women have a hard time understanding the devotion a man has to his team. Likewise, men do not understand the problem women have with their devotion.
This movie brought to light the acting talents of both Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore. This is the first movie I have seen Fallon in that I have been able to stand him and Barrymore needs to continue to find directors who now HOW to direct her so she can continue to do quality work. Just a hint, Charlie's Angel's is not that movie or director(s).
I also enjoyed the direction by the Farrelly brothers who continue to show that when they have a modicum of talent in front of the camera, they produce quality movies. I also found the screenplay by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel was written smartly and humorous even if it the resolutions to the conflict were unoriginal which creates conflict for me because more often then not I do not like there screenplays. They are very hot and cold writes for me, either I like their work, like "Spies Like Us", or I hate it, like "A League of Their Own." Overall, I say go and see this movie with someone you love, and if the two of you can relate to the movie then even better, maybe you will learn something that you can use latter on.
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Lindsey, played by Drew Barrymore (50 First Dates,) is a career minded women whose life is driven by her successful career. She meets Ben, played by Jimmy Fallon (Taxi,) who is a school teacher but is an obsessed fan of the Boston Red Sox. Lindsey falls for Ben before the season starts, and doesn't quite understand how intense of a fan he is until the season starts and she tries to have a relationship that must work around the Red Sox drive to the World Series.
"Fever Pitch" brings to life the relationship dilemma that women have with men who are fans of a sports team, be it baseball, football or whatever. A lot of women have a hard time understanding the devotion a man has to his team. Likewise, men do not understand the problem women have with their devotion.
This movie brought to light the acting talents of both Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore. This is the first movie I have seen Fallon in that I have been able to stand him and Barrymore needs to continue to find directors who now HOW to direct her so she can continue to do quality work. Just a hint, Charlie's Angel's is not that movie or director(s).
I also enjoyed the direction by the Farrelly brothers who continue to show that when they have a modicum of talent in front of the camera, they produce quality movies. I also found the screenplay by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel was written smartly and humorous even if it the resolutions to the conflict were unoriginal which creates conflict for me because more often then not I do not like there screenplays. They are very hot and cold writes for me, either I like their work, like "Spies Like Us", or I hate it, like "A League of Their Own." Overall, I say go and see this movie with someone you love, and if the two of you can relate to the movie then even better, maybe you will learn something that you can use latter on.
**This review and others can be seen at www.bbmc.dockratent.com**