Balls of Fury (2007)

I enjoy an Oscar-worthy existential drama just as much as {or maybe more so} than the next person. Sometimes it's nice to throw off the pseudo-intellectual mantle and engage in nonsense.

Dan Fogler is Randy Daytona, a former Olympic Ping Pong star and Def Leppard fan who is recruited by FBI agent Ernie Rodriguez (George Lopez) for a mission he can't refuse. Track down his father's elusive killer, the evil Feng (Christopher Walken). With the help of a blind ping-pong sage (James Hong) and his niece, Maggie, Daytona travels to Feng's jungle lair where he faces a gamut of formidable opponents en route to the prize.

Starring Dan Fogler, George Lopez and Christopher Walken, Balls of Fury is as random as they come. Part kung-fu, part ping pong and all weird. Walken fans will rejoice in the sheer absurdity of it all. The laughs are set low-- it's all about balls. Sight gags and choppy, dumb one-liners just add to the random oddness. Plus it's all set to the tunes of Def Leppard. What's not to love?

In truth, the laughs aren't nonstop. It's like director Ben Garant was aiming for camp and got crap. Nevertheless, Balls of Fury is all over-the-top nonsense. If you don't mind devoting yourself to 91 minutes of nothing, then knock yourself out.