Balls of Fury
2007  PG-13  COMEDY  1h 30min
CAST— Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, James Hong, Terry Crews, Robert Patrick, Diedrich Bader, Aisha Tyler, Jason Scott Lee, Thomas Lennon, Patton Oswalt, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, David Koechner, Kerry Kinney-Silver
MUSIC— Randy Edelman  DIRECTOR— Robert Ben Garant

     Ping pong. Or, as the Chinese say: ping pong. An entire film devoted to the sacred art of table tennis and the athletes who live and die by the paddle. Dan Fogler plays a washed out ping pong champ, now living a life of dissolution. Out of the blue the FBI show up to recruit him for a top secret mission; he must compete in a tournament hosted by arms dealer Feng, played by a hilariously over the top Christopher Walken. Upon arrival Fogler realizes that this is a do or die mission, literally; the unfortunate losers go into “sudden death” (what part of “sudden death” don’t you understand?). The film features many a comedic performance but the true scene stealer is Walken. The film also contains any and every “ball” joke in existence, so be warned. A novelty film, for sure, but the curious may not want to miss out on seeing the Christopher Walken pay tribute to Def Leppard, singing Pour Some Sugar on Me. Best line (spoken by Walken): “I bid you toodles.”
OUR RATING— **