I too watched Lady Ballers. I agree with all your comments and I really loughed out loud as well as groaned. I confess, when the young girls, led by preachy coach's daughter, stepped on the court to play, I was so moved, I had to hold back tears. It really hit home that these young people are the ones we are fighting for. I thought that was a great surprise plot twist and it worked.
From an indie-comedy-low budget-mostly-non-professional-actors movie - it was successful from that standpoint and well worth the watch.
As for the confounding plot regarding badgers. When the tall wildman is discovered in the woods, we see a trip wire early in the scene. Once inside, when asked how many badgers he's killed, tall fur man says something like - all of them except one. The one he has not killed is being held captive in his basement - not a sex slave - rather the furry mascot who distracted him in the winning point. Nearby him is a kind of TNT bomb. When the gang all leave the cabin together, one character throws something - they all say NOOOO - and the thrown item hits the trip wire and the badger in the basement explodes. Wacky, not clear, overburdened...could have done this better.
I also enjoyed the utterly cheesy soundtrack, which appears to have been written by Boering's brother (I'm thinking the next Frank Stallone).
Virgil! That is an excellent analysis, fair but still supportive critique. Love your point of view.
(But no mention of the raunchy journalist and poorly executed, gratuitous sex scenes?)
I too watched Lady Ballers. I agree with all your comments and I really loughed out loud as well as groaned. I confess, when the young girls, led by preachy coach's daughter, stepped on the court to play, I was so moved, I had to hold back tears. It really hit home that these young people are the ones we are fighting for. I thought that was a great surprise plot twist and it worked.
From an indie-comedy-low budget-mostly-non-professional-actors movie - it was successful from that standpoint and well worth the watch.
As for the confounding plot regarding badgers. When the tall wildman is discovered in the woods, we see a trip wire early in the scene. Once inside, when asked how many badgers he's killed, tall fur man says something like - all of them except one. The one he has not killed is being held captive in his basement - not a sex slave - rather the furry mascot who distracted him in the winning point. Nearby him is a kind of TNT bomb. When the gang all leave the cabin together, one character throws something - they all say NOOOO - and the thrown item hits the trip wire and the badger in the basement explodes. Wacky, not clear, overburdened...could have done this better.
I also enjoyed the utterly cheesy soundtrack, which appears to have been written by Boering's brother (I'm thinking the next Frank Stallone).