Fever Pitch | AccessAtlanta

'Fever Pitch': A base hit, but not out of the park
by Bob Townsend

Better known for gleeful gross-outs involving the likes of artificial limbs and hair gel, Peter and Bobby Farrelly have also often displayed some surprisingly romantic notions in their unapologetically naughty screwball comedies. But the latest work by the bad-taste brothers puts the love stuff front and center. In fact, while it's frequently amusing and awfully sweet — except for a couple of perfectly inane, pop-music-driven montages; a long set piece centered on a dog and vomit; and one very weird shower scene — you might never guess that "Fever Pitch" was a picture wrought by the Farrellys. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
A contemporary romantic comedy about a successful woman who thinks she's finally met the perfect guy. Everything seems ideal until baseball season begins and she has to compete with his first true love: the Boston Red Sox.

FILM FACTS ...

20th Century Fox

Fever Pitch

Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon
Run time: 98 minutes
Release date: April 8, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and some sensuality.
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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B-
"... shaggy Fallon and bubbly Barrymore are immensely likable."

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Austin American-Statesman: Thumbs-up
"Ahh, should-have-beens. They've been part of the Red Sox history for so long, and 'Fever Pitch' nicely weaves this painful past into a love story about sacrifice and sacrifice flies, about singles and doubles."

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Austin American-Statesman: Thumbs-down
"If selling Babe Ruth nearly a century ago invited a curse on the Red Sox, I shudder at the consequences of 'Fever Pitch.'"

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Dayton Daily News: B
"The comedy occasionally falters, like the Red Sox in July, but it hits more than it misses."

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The Palm Beach Post: B+
"Yankees' rooters probably will not appreciate the replay of their team's pennant collapse, but everyone else should recognize a solid hit down the middle."

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The Palm Beach Post "Flick Chick"
"... hands down, one of the most truthful movies about dating in one's 30s that I've ever seen. Sure, it abounds with your date-movie cliches. But the meat of it is heartbreakingly, unflinchingly familiar."