bob_barron 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2005 Simmons went in wanting to hate the movie. I don't take much stock in his opinion. Ebert gave it ***1/2 and EW gave it A. It was really good->great movie but the last 10 minutes kinda kill it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2005 Well the last 10 mins also coincide with the Yankees jobbing. I do admit that Drew's actions near the end were really farfetched, it was like the Fenway version of Anger Management on the believability scale. I did like the movie though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2005 I think had they done the movie knowing the Sox were going to have the miracle comeback, it would've been much better. There's so much stuff they could've focused on and touched on about what made that comeback so magical and how it brought Jimmy and Drew together, but I understand they were kind of screwed. The Sox losing would've made a lot more sense though, and you could tell that's the direction they were going in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2005 Simmons went in wanting to hate the movie. I don't take much stock in his opinion. Ebert gave it ***1/2 and EW gave it A. It was really good->great movie but the last 10 minutes kinda kill it Question is: Was it really a sports film, or a chick flick wrapped up in a sports package? I'll stand by the opinion that Fallon isn't funny, and that there's something fundamentally wrong with having a guy from Brooklyn play a Sox Fan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2005 It was a chick flick wrapped up in a sports package. Fallon isn't great at playing the obsessive Sox fan, but his scenes with Drew are great. He basically just plays himself the whole movie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted April 22, 2005 I'll stand by the opinion that Fallon isn't funny Maybe it'd been funny if they'd cast Horatio Sans as his co-star so they could stand around and break character for 90 minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted April 22, 2005 I like you keep knocking Fever Pitch even though you didnt see it. And Jimmy and Horatio only really cracked up a few times in the 02-03 season. It wasn't like it was a chronic problem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slimm44 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2005 I saw the movie yesterday. I'm not a huge baseball fan but I tune in in October through the series, because nothing else is really on. Fallon was funny and the movie was generally funny. Because of the end to the series, and predictability of all romance movies, the last half of the movie was slow. Probably better than Guess Who...but I'll never know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2006 8 months later... My wife is upstairs watching this movie right now. "You've been watching this for an hour." "So?" "I haven't heard you laugh yet." "I didn't know it was supposed to be funny." Actual conversation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2006 8 months later... My wife is upstairs watching this movie right now. "You've been watching this for an hour." "So?" "I haven't heard you laugh yet." "I didn't know it was supposed to be funny." Actual conversation. Same thing happened with me and my girl. We were watching it and about 30 minutes in she turned and asked me, "is this a comedy?" To which I looked at her and said, "It's supposed to be but the cast told me it wouldn't be." We didn't laugh once, there was nothing there. Thankfully it was a rental and we ignored her suggestion to buy the damn thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2006 I guess I'm the only one who really enjoyed it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2006 I'm not so much knocking the movie as I am forwarding my theory that Jimmy Fallon isn't funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2006 I'd respond, but I think I've gone back and forth on Jimmy isn't funny/yes he is, way too many times. At least I admit that Taxi was awful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2006 Do you think he's funny enough to carry a movie? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2006 I don't think Fallon is funny, but he had me laughing in this movie. I think it's the fact I'm a BoSox fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pochorenella 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2006 I guess I'm the only one who really enjoyed it. I liked it too, very much. I watched it back then with a girl I was interested in, and she kept saying how Fallon's character reminded her of me, you know, having this "obsessions" with wrestling, KISS, and having collectibles all over my apartment. Sadly, my particular story didn't end up having the happy ending I was looking for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LivingLegendGaryColeman 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2006 I don't think Fallon is funny, but he had me laughing in this movie. I think it's the fact I'm a BoSox fan. Same boat here. There were certain things on SNL I laughed at Jimmy Fallon, but Jimmy Fallon wasn't exactly one of my favorite SNL cast members. I saw this because I've been a life long Sox fan. I enjoyed it a lot, I think because I am a Sox fan and can sadly relate to some of the movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
