Movie Review: Fever Pitch
When I first saw a poster for this movie I was slightly interested; any movie that has Drew Barrymore always catches my interest. However, as the trailers began showing on TV I steadily lost interest decided to wait for it to come out on video. The TV spots looked so bland and cliche and overdone.
On Wednesday of last week I received an email from my editor at the Observer (as I do almost every week) with a listing of the upcoming press screenings. Noted on the Fever Pitch information was the fact that it was directed by the Farrelly brothers. Being a big fan of Something About Mary, Me, Myself, & Irene, and Kingpin, my interest was suddenly somewhat renewed and (with still low expectations) I took the tickets.
Here is the review that I wrote for the Observer:
Fever Pitch
By
Mike Billings
Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon team up with Directors Bobby & Peter Farrelly in this Americanized version of Nick Hornsby's autobiographical book Fever Pitch. Lindsey Meeks (Barrymore) finds herself falling for sweet schoolteacher Ben Wrightman (Fallon) during the winter months. However, as the summer roles around, Meeks is confronted with Wrightman's passion (actually obsession): The Boston Red Sox. Whoever designed this movie's trailer needs some guidance! The previews make it look like just another drab romantic comedy with nothing to offer. Untrue. Although the move does drag for brief moments and it's probably the 20th romantic comedy that Barrymore's done, it doesn't seem stale. In fact, it's very sweet with moments of brilliant comedy and well-timed gags.
Really, I wanted to write more but it's tough squeezing so much into a small movie blurb. The truth is that this movie was a lot better that I thought it could be. Drew Barrymore is as cute and sweet as a puppy licking honey off of a new born kitten and Jimmy Fallon... Well he's kind stinks like a turd covered in burnt hair! OK, I'm actually kidding. I was surprised at Fallon's ability to not overplay his character (like fellow SNL'ers Adam Sandler & Will Farrell). Instead, he plays the average Joe to a Tee.
Although still a romantic comedy, this movie has something for everyone: a pretty girl, a sweet guy, Baseball, Crude humor (thanks to the Farrelly's), and a story that you can really root for.
In initiation of my new rating scale I give this movie
three ampersands and an asterisk:
& & & *
On Wednesday of last week I received an email from my editor at the Observer (as I do almost every week) with a listing of the upcoming press screenings. Noted on the Fever Pitch information was the fact that it was directed by the Farrelly brothers. Being a big fan of Something About Mary, Me, Myself, & Irene, and Kingpin, my interest was suddenly somewhat renewed and (with still low expectations) I took the tickets.
Here is the review that I wrote for the Observer:
Fever Pitch
By
Mike Billings
Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon team up with Directors Bobby & Peter Farrelly in this Americanized version of Nick Hornsby's autobiographical book Fever Pitch. Lindsey Meeks (Barrymore) finds herself falling for sweet schoolteacher Ben Wrightman (Fallon) during the winter months. However, as the summer roles around, Meeks is confronted with Wrightman's passion (actually obsession): The Boston Red Sox. Whoever designed this movie's trailer needs some guidance! The previews make it look like just another drab romantic comedy with nothing to offer. Untrue. Although the move does drag for brief moments and it's probably the 20th romantic comedy that Barrymore's done, it doesn't seem stale. In fact, it's very sweet with moments of brilliant comedy and well-timed gags.
Really, I wanted to write more but it's tough squeezing so much into a small movie blurb. The truth is that this movie was a lot better that I thought it could be. Drew Barrymore is as cute and sweet as a puppy licking honey off of a new born kitten and Jimmy Fallon... Well he's kind stinks like a turd covered in burnt hair! OK, I'm actually kidding. I was surprised at Fallon's ability to not overplay his character (like fellow SNL'ers Adam Sandler & Will Farrell). Instead, he plays the average Joe to a Tee.
Although still a romantic comedy, this movie has something for everyone: a pretty girl, a sweet guy, Baseball, Crude humor (thanks to the Farrelly's), and a story that you can really root for.
In initiation of my new rating scale I give this movie
three ampersands and an asterisk:
& & & *
posted by Mike | 12:55 PM
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