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Fever Pitch (2005)
Rate:
5
Viewed:
4/06
4/06:
Fresh, lively, and, to some extent, enjoyable, Fever Pitch contains absolutely no crude humor or gag jokes.
It's also clean, almost wholesome, family entertainment which is a big surprise given it was directed by the
Farrelly Brothers. I'm impressed with the concept, and yes, it's very applicable today. I can relate a lot to Ben
Wrightman. Also, I'm pleased to see limited exposure to baseball while the story unfolds.
However, there are few problems. One, friends of each side frequently appear and drop out. Two, Drew
Barrymore is miscast. Three, as expected, she and Jimmy Fallon have no chemistry. That being said, he should've been
paired up with somebody else more believable.
All in all, Fever Pitch is a quick watch, but I would've enjoyed it more if they got somebody else
for Drew Barrymore's role.