Lady Ballers

I lean conservative, I'd like to think too that I'm a realist. This movie, realistically does not deserve the high ratings.

The acting, on the whole, is just a titch above high school play level. The story was low IQ level. The jokes not fresh or funny. The pace veeeery slow.

Camera and cinematography was perhaps the best part of the movie.

I just did not find this entertaining.

The whole thing kinda reminds me of when a bunch of guys get together and laugh at farts or when one of their buddies accidently hurts themselves.

Moronic. Boring. Idiotic. Slow.

But then again I'm not a guy, or stuck in high school brain zone.

Watched this and was entertained, but it's not great movie by any means. I do not think that the Daily Wire has hit the mark with this film. They're always talking about Politics being downstream of Culture and that their hoping to get involved with the culture and change it. This film has too much over politicization to be smartly funny and effect the Culture.

I enjoyed it once and will probably never watch it again. I would not say it was especially funny and I think this movie is really just for conservatives.

Like Matt Walsh's "kids" book I think it overall is a missed opportunity of doing something that could have wider cultural weight.

This movie felt like a fever dream. It felt like what Matt Walsh sees in his nightmares. From the very beginning, it's obvious that the writer knows absolutely nothing about sports. Which is extremely frustrating because there are a LOT of sports personalities in this. Any one of them could have pulled the director aside and said, "Hey, that's not how this sport works." For example, in the beginning, we see a basketball and the whole team is just five guys. Yes, that's how many are on the court for each team at a given time, but there than five guys on the team. Every time the main character has to coach, he doesn't actually do any coaching. I think the writer honestly thinks that the coach is a glorified cheerleader. At one point, we see the main characters hurling balls at the faces of their opponents. Again, they are playing BASKETBALL! That's a foul!

There also aren't any jokes. None. The 'comedy' in this movie feels like it was written by ChatGPT. It has the cadence of humor. The only thing even humor adjacent in this game was when one of the characters punches another one in the dick.

If you enjoyed this movie, I question your intelligence.

I wanted to like it. I get what they were going for, and it's worthy of praise coming from such a small studio with such a low budget. I hope this isn't the last in this genre from DW.

That said - wow. Not up to par of the classics it was marketed as. Airplane, Dodgeball, Blazing Saddles, Topic Thunder: it's none of those things. I think it could've been with some extra elbow grease and less confirmation bias in the studio.

The criticism that many Christian movies get is that they focus too much on the message and not on the core story and quality of the film. Same issue here. I get they had some quality limitations, but I wish they would've waited to really hone in the story and make sure the lines packed a punch.

Best parts are all the cameos. These are genuinely good and appreciated.

Not sure why we needed the subtle dominatrix thing. Just another example of something that made me cock my head sideways and ask, "Really? Necessary?"

Overall, I know I'll make some people mad for not absolutely loving it, but it is what it is. They want quality content? I'm happy to be the critic for the next future success. I'm aware I'm not the man in the arena, but I don't care.

I am basically the target audience for this movie, but that said, a true Daily Wire fan won't pull punches.

Lady Ballers' claim to fame is its comedic satire and on that front, it does very well. A common worry for me with modern comedies is that the trailer will show every good joke or point the movie has to offer, leaving the rest of the movie to be bland plot exposition. In this case, there is plenty more than the trailer shows, but none of it will necessarily exceed the trailer. What you see is what you get.

There are a lot of jokes, and some of them are downright incredible, while some of them fall flat. It's definitely a weird movie, and how many and which jokes you laugh at will likely depend on personal taste. I totally agree with the take that this movie may as well have been written by Adam Sandler. On that point, it is not appropriate for kids under 13. Some mature themes are explored (obviously) and there are some dirtier jokes involved. Obviously nothing disgusting is shown, but there may certainly be some awkward questions if watching this flic with those not familiar with the existence of weird fetishes and creeps.

As for the message of the movie, I'm happy to report that by the time it arrives, the audience is actually ready for it. There's no beating people over the head with politics (other than the men in women's sports thing obviously) and it winds up being genuinely heartwarming.

The acting is mediocre, which is to be expected given the non-professional actors, and the cameos make it all worth it.

The cinematography is honestly a bit weird at times, and there were some occasional choices that I found annoying, but pretty good quality overall. The actual production on display is completely acceptable, and quite impressive considering the low budget. It genuinely felt like any other Hollywood production in terms of quality. Clearly a lot of work was put into this movie. (It also says something that $7 million is all you need to achieve the quality of Hollywood's $100 million releases but that's a topic for another time)

Best part of the movie: Matt Walsh's character didn't have a single less-than-stellar moment. From writing to casting, his character is brilliant. Most characters have both great and bad lines/acting/presence but a few absolutely knock it put of the park, with the most obvious being Matt.

The worst part: there are definitely some odd side quests and stupid tangents sometimes. They aren't necessarily boring, but very weird. The good news is that they don't last too long so you won't get too annoyed as the story seems to spiral out of control. Yes they are slightly pointless, but the story will get back on track within a few minutes.

Overall: not bad at all! Not a classic or mind blowing, but definitely does its job sufficiently. Not going to be my favorite movie, but will be watching again. It's probably not worth an entire DW subscription for, but if you were already in the fence, this could certainly put you over the edge, especially if this isn't the last of its kind. I hope we get more like this in the future!

SBG for life!