Better Late Then Never

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Jimmy Fallon is a funny guy, but as it stands at the moment he has never made his mark on the big screen. 'The Perfect Catch' (or Fever Pitch to use the original title) is sadly a good example of why.It's good a good cast involved, and the story is decent (adapted form the far more successful British version) but all those good elements don't click enough to transform this average film into being a good one.It's a shame because you can see Fallon and Drew Barrymore working their hardest to make the dialogue seem real and to get the best out of their characters, but it is in vain.Always nice to see Ione Skye (forever known for 'Say Anything') on screen though, albeit here in a small role.'The Perfect Catch' is an amiable enough comedy. But forgettable.

This is a good movie and should be way more popular...it also should be a better movie if they took it more seriously in production. I blame the director...he was trying too hard to be nice.Fallon shine here and is obviously passionate about the Red Sox. Barrymore could not be worse. She is super cute and that gets you in the front door, but her acting is equal to Keanu Reeves. No...she is much worse. If you read the phone book out loud it would be more convincing than her ability to memorize lines and deliver a performance that is not simply being herself. She's that bad...but she's cute, and this is a light hearted romantic comedy so there is a lot of room for her lack of skill...and the cast her as "a professionally successful workaholic executive"...ummm, OK. As much as I knock her acting, she is adorable and has thespian royalty in her blood.The best part of the movie are the real scenes at Fenway and the ironic twist the the Sox would win their first world series the same year.

"Fever Pitch" is such a sweet and hilarious movie! I really liked it. It wasn't like most romantic comedies that are so cliché and cheesy. This is one of those few that will really make you laugh out loud (mostly thanks to Jimmy Fallon). The movie also made me more cautious of my actions, because I'm scared that I might end up being an overly attached fan, like Ben.Somehow, I found this funnier than Jimmy Fallon's other movie, "Taxi", and as usual, Drew Barrymore nailed her role, and Ben's friends also did a good job and were certainly very entertaining. This movie is one of those feel- good movies, and I give it an 8 out of 10.

It's rare, nowadays, to find a romantic comedy that isn't incredibly disgusting in short doses throughout the entire movie (eg. Big Fat Greek wedding; Me, Myself & Irene). There were only a couple of unnecessarily demented jokes in this movie, nothing unpalatably profane. All around, it was a cute movie with likable characters. I thought the ending was a little abrupt. It feels like they should have ended it at the world series for a real bang up finish. The acting left a little to be desired, but was made up for by the pace of the story. If I'd known it was a Farrelly brothers movie I would have assumed it to be a stomach turning piece of garbage and not watched it, but it seems that even they are capable of accidentally making an okay movie. Good for them, I hope they pull their heads out the rest of the way and start consistently making good films.