Hi there,
I was in the mood for some comedy to have a nice time and worry less about how the day went. So I went for the Prime Video movie Balls Up starring Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter. I have to be honest about how I found out about this movie. It was a popular scene from the movie, all over the internet as a reel. It had a different caption, some said, when you and your bro go out for karaoke after saying you guys are not interested. It had different kinds of captions, but it was interesting. This grabbed my interest in watching what the movie could probably be about.
Balls Up is the kind of movie you watch when you are looking for something light that does not have a serious storyline, but you just want to grab a quick laugh. It got me laughing hard on my couch because of how it was very hilarious with the different scenes, most especially the karaoke scene. Well, like most comedy movies, the scenes in the movie get funnier with each take. I did not have much of an option but to keep watching because of the story the movie told.
The movie is based on two guys who work for the same company, and from my speculation, the company is in the business of creating condoms. Mark Wahlberg, who plays Brad from Sales, has an outstanding talent for selling things. While Paul Walter plays Elijah, who works as an inventor. He created the condom but has a poor skill at selling, so he gets teamed up with Brad. With Brad's skill in marketing and Elijah's talent in creating, one would think they would make a good team since they compliment their weakness. But at first they did not. They had an issue during their first pitch, but luckily, they were able to cover up the problem and create a new one.
After the pitch with the CEO in charge of making the condom the official condom for the World Cup, they got him drunk, and he displayed an unusual behaviour that got them to lose the deal, and that is not all, they also lost their job. This led them to be jobless for a while, but the free tickets to the World Cup were still valid. This got them to head over to Brazil for the World Cup, where all hell broke loose. While the match was ongoing, Brazil against Argentina in the final, Brad and Elijah got involved with the mascot, which caused Brazil to miss a goal from an empty post, but Brad's body was there to block the shot. This left the referee with no other choice but to call a play on after the incident had occurred. This made Brazil hunt Brad and Elijah. When I say hunt, I am talking about the nation. They chased them down from left to right, up to the point that they had to go into the forest for their basic survival.
This will later lead them to have encounters with different kinds of people, who are another kind of funny character that you do not want to miss watching. They will get you to laugh because they tell me what you are looking for on the pitch when the whole world is watching the game. Yet you think they would just forget about what you did, since it is just a game.
My Rating: 6/10
I am @samostically, a chess player and writer. I love to share the experience I have gained from different battles over the 64 squares and the knowledgeable insights from books I have read. But most importantly, I am a Midnight Owl and I founded the community Midnight Letters.
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Mark Wahlberg my guy 🤩...
I love that guy, but this rating, omo 🤦.
I had fun reading this though, you explained the movie in the most simplest and understandable way, even still I will definitely give this movie a watch..next weekend, hopefully 👍.
And how you find this particular one via reels seems funny, cos that's how I stumble on most of the movie I watch too 🫣.
Thanks for sharing.
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Yup also I find some on TikTok.
Interesting. Ain't a fan of Tiktok that much though 🫣