The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Fever Pitch
Romance · Comedy · 2005
Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.
Movie details
Fever Pitch
“A comedy about the game of love.”
2005 Romance · Comedy 1h 44m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Fever Pitch?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Bobby Farrelly · Peter Farrelly
Written by
Lowell Ganz · Babaloo Mandel
Drew Barrymore
Lindsey Meeks
Jimmy Fallon
Ben Wrightman
Jason Spevack
Ben - 1980
Jack Kehler
Al
Maureen Keiller
Viv
Daniel Greene
Waiter
Ione Skye
Molly
Court is in session
Put Fever Pitch on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.