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BALLS OUT: Gary The Tennis Couch

With Seann William Scott, Randy Quaid, Allen Evangelista, Deke Anderson, Meredith Eaton, Brent Anderson, Ryan Simpkins

Written by Andy Stock & Rick Stempson
Directed by Danny Leiner

Seann William Scott became quite a comedic character actor after dumb teen flicks like American Pie. In this below-par effort the writers tried to take on a sport not yet ripped to shreds within the confines of crude comedy, blending it with a dose of bad taste moments and gags, not to mention the predictable triumph.
Being disappointed with a failed tennis career, the socially inept Gary turns his back on the sport and starts a new life as a school janitor. He cannot however fight the urge and gets involved in the school’s crap tennis team, which he obviously needs to whip into shape to break their losing streak and make the state championships. The cliché ups and downs, training montages and cheap gags are watchable, but feel underdeveloped, even if the DVD version is touted as the Extra Big and Bouncy Edition.

PS. One of the said bad taste devices includes the school principal’s 8-year old daughter’s foul mouth on subjects from crack addiction to abortion – depending on how low your sense of humour is built to go, it is quite funny, in a very nasty sort of way.

2 / C
- Paul Blom


0 1 2 3 4 5 6
- A - B
- C



6 - Volcanic
5 - Blistering
4 - Hot
3 - Smolder
2 - Room Temp.
1 - Fizzled
0 - Extinguished

A: Multiple Viewing Potential
B: Deserves Another Look
C: Once Should Suffice

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