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This movie felt like a fever dream. It felt like what Matt Walsh sees in his nightmares. From the very beginning, it's obvious that the writer knows absolutely nothing about sports. Which is extremely frustrating because there are a LOT of sports personalities in this. Any one of them could have pulled the director aside and said, "Hey, that's not how this sport works." For example, in the beginning, we see a basketball and the whole team is just five guys. Yes, that's how many are on the court for each team at a given time, but there than five guys on the team. Every time the main character has to coach, he doesn't actually do any coaching. I think the writer honestly thinks that the coach is a glorified cheerleader. At one point, we see the main characters hurling balls at the faces of their opponents. Again, they are playing BASKETBALL! That's a foul!

There also aren't any jokes. None. The 'comedy' in this movie feels like it was written by ChatGPT. It has the cadence of humor. The only thing even humor adjacent in this game was when one of the characters punches another one in the dick.

If you enjoyed this movie, I question your intelligence.

I say this as a conservative person myself, parent of a daughter, who mostly agrees with the message they are trying to convey. This movie should have never been made. It's one of the worst things I've ever forced myself to watch.

There is one joke in the entire movie. And rather than trying to evolve from that, it's just pounded into your head for the duration. It would maybe have been fine as a short or meme video, but makes a terrible full length movie.

Outside of all that, the acting is terrible. The best actor in this movie is Matt Walsh, and that should tell you something. The writing, direction, and music are equally as bad.

It's fine to agree with a message, but please let's not pretend this movie isn't utter garbage.

It's a poorly produced, poorly acted film where the jokes are basically Conservative grievances communicated in a funny voice and/or with a funny face but nobody has the talent of Jim Carey to pull something like that off.

It's also tragically ironic that it targets trans people but wildly overshoots the mark and ends up being more of a denigration of women's sports in general than a film criticising the presence of trans women in sports. Perhaps that was the intention of the writers, but that would imply they had enough talent to pull off multiple intentions at the same.

Did anyone who blatantly gave this 10/10 because of the subject matter notice this? Unsurprisingly no.

It's also hard to only view this as a silly comedy when it was clearly made with hateful intent. It was made with the same attitude a bully has when telling jokes at the expense of their victims and if that's not a problem for you, well that says it all. Just an unpleasant experience all round.

Look, I'm not gonna come in and give it a 10/10. It's no Baseketball or Dodgeball, but it's got some genuinely funny jokes. More than a few times I had genuine hardy laughs. There's a few times it gets sincere and those parts are great. The ending is a little weak, but there's not a lot they could do with it and still is wrapped up pretty well. My least favorite part is a shameless ad thrown in which got a smile, but moreover a deep rolling of my eyes. They hit the audience with a lot of very true statistics, (just because you don't like what you hear doesn't make it propaganda). For their first attempt at a comedy this was pretty good, and makes me look forward to more from the DW. In a world where Hollywood is too afraid to make a decent comedy for fear of offending even one person this was refreshing. Like a glass of water in the desert. Maybe not an ice cold glass of water, but still very refreshing,

I wanted to like it. I get what they were going for, and it's worthy of praise coming from such a small studio with such a low budget. I hope this isn't the last in this genre from DW.

That said - wow. Not up to par of the classics it was marketed as. Airplane, Dodgeball, Blazing Saddles, Topic Thunder: it's none of those things. I think it could've been with some extra elbow grease and less confirmation bias in the studio.

The criticism that many Christian movies get is that they focus too much on the message and not on the core story and quality of the film. Same issue here. I get they had some quality limitations, but I wish they would've waited to really hone in the story and make sure the lines packed a punch.

Best parts are all the cameos. These are genuinely good and appreciated.

Not sure why we needed the subtle dominatrix thing. Just another example of something that made me cock my head sideways and ask, "Really? Necessary?"

Overall, I know I'll make some people mad for not absolutely loving it, but it is what it is. They want quality content? I'm happy to be the critic for the next future success. I'm aware I'm not the man in the arena, but I don't care.

I lean conservative, I'd like to think too that I'm a realist. This movie, realistically does not deserve the high ratings.

The acting, on the whole, is just a titch above high school play level. The story was low IQ level. The jokes not fresh or funny. The pace veeeery slow.

Camera and cinematography was perhaps the best part of the movie.

I just did not find this entertaining.

The whole thing kinda reminds me of when a bunch of guys get together and laugh at farts or when one of their buddies accidently hurts themselves.

Moronic. Boring. Idiotic. Slow.

But then again I'm not a guy, or stuck in high school brain zone.

I was initially loathe to go in too hard on a movie that has so many cameos from unwitting conservatives I encounter on a daily basis but Michael J Knowles, Andrew Klavan, Candace Owens, Ted Cruz, and Ben Shapiro just don't deserve to be associated with this catastrophic drivel. The creators must have wished in retrospect they had adopted the documentary style that succeeded so brilliantly for 'What is a Woman?' from 2022 for this Daily Wire project. Casting the glacially mordant Matt Walsh as a new age hippie guru is about as wise as having your CEO and founder Jeremy Boreing, write, star and Direct the whole fiasco as a hapless cuckold behind on his mortgage repayments. The basic premise for a comedy is ripe i.e. Should transgender women (read: biological men) be allowed to compete against biological women at sports? Unfortunately this never delivers on it's promise and the reasons are not hard to deduce. To satirise or lampoon a subject effectively, considerable comedic exaggeration is normally required to make the target look suitably ridiculous. In this instance however, very little suspension of belief is required from a transgender lobby that is invariably humorless, intolerant and resistant to any form of reciprocal dialogue with its opponents. To be fair, the Daily WIre's Matt Walsh has acknowledged this in a recent interview. Let's cut to the chase: Apart from Coach Gibson's daughter Winnie regurgitating (for the benefit of the bogus 'female' basketball team) the gender ideology she is assailed with by her school teachers there is not a single funny joke in the way too overlong 1 hour and 52 stamina sapping minutes. Avoid.

In an era where cinema is pushing boundaries and challenging audiences with innovative storytelling, "Lady Ballers" feels like a step back into a less enlightened time. The film, which attempts to satirize the world of women's sports through a farcical narrative, falls flat with its outdated jokes and predictable plot.

Director Jeremy Boreing, known more for his political commentary than cinematic prowess, delivers a comedy that lacks both subtlety and wit. The premise-a former high school basketball coach dressing his male players as women to win a championship-might have sparked some genuine laughs if handled with a deft touch. Instead, the movie trudges through a series of cringe-worthy moments that feel more like a series of disconnected skits than a cohesive story.

The performances, while earnest, are overshadowed by the film's heavy-handed approach to humor. The inclusion of Daily Wire contributors in cameo roles adds little to the film's comedic value and seems more like an inside joke that the audience is not privy to.

In conclusion, "Lady Ballers" is a movie that tries to shoot for the stars but barely makes it off the ground. It's a reminder that not all ideas deserve a full-court press, and sometimes, it's best to leave them on the bench. One can only hope that the filmmakers take this as a learning opportunity and come back with a project that better showcases their talents.

DW promised a goofy, early 2000s comedy with a message and I believe, overall, in landed. I enjoyed it and laughed at the slapstick goofiness and appreciated the meaningful bits. I can see and understand where it fails a little too.

As a stand alone comedy, it's a popcorn movie and doesn't overstay it's welcome with it's pacing, comedy, and plot. The general movie goer (who isn't wildly liberal) would still have a good enough time if one likes movies such as the The Hot Chick, White Chicks, Scary Movie, Wayne's World, and other such on-the-nose, wacky, dumb movies that would have a difficult time being made today. It is true that a DW fan would find the movie more enjoyable due to the cameos - which were extra hysterical if you're "in the know."

If I could only change one thing as someone who loves the idea of this comedy shedding light on an important issue, I would have either removed the ending cameo entirely, or shifted it to after credits.

The general public would also enjoy it even more if they are aware of the western nations' culture war; if the viewer is unaware, the hopeful goal of the movie would be to make people aware of conservative concerns.

That said, the movie does not ride on the backs of DW and conservative cast members; it scratches the old comedy itch millennials have, makes gen x roll their eyes, and can show gen z what comedy used to be.

They tried to mock trans athletes but it's only mocking how clueless the writers are of trans athletes and sports in general. Airbud had a better storyline than this trash. When a movie tries too hard to be offensive and less time being funny, it just looks like a straight to stream type of movie. I will not be shocked when Daily Wire's movie production department goes bankrupt from making bad movie after bad movie. If they want to succeed, hire actual writers to make their movies instead of letting hacks who couldn't write a Hollywood movie script. Unless they're just using ChatGPT, which would make sense.

Pretty bad, the pacing is terrible and the movie is incredibly bloated, it is nearly two hours long. Not funny or triggering, something about trying too hard to make something triggering or offensive makes it the opposite for me. This movie also has some of the most obvious and explicit editing/audio mistakes I have ever seen in a film.

I want to point out that Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing themselves admitted that the original plan for this movie was to be a documentary. They said they tried to get men to play in women's sports and failed. It turns out the fake world they have built isn't real and women's sports have rules and standards when it comes to transgender players.

If you have no sense of humor and like 2000s comedies, or you are middle-aged and can't stop thinking about trans people, this movie might be for you.

Most of the comedic scenes were in the trailer. Which why watch the movie if you can watch the trailer? Subject content is interesting. Not quite sure how much is satire or real views. Not sure to laugh or be shocked or both. This movie reminds of of "Juwanna Man" so we have already been there and done that. That movie was over 20 years ago and geared towards Black audiences so interesting to see it get repackaged for white conservatives and then do so well amongst viewers. (But Juwanna Man was hilarious). Now as for acting, it is mediocre at best. Feels like everyone is trying too hard. The material is there for jokes, it's just predicable with poor execution. Way too long and I wasted my time on this movie.

As in the title, the main problem with this movie is that it's just not funny, regardless of your political feelings. Those who rate this highly are forcing themselves to laugh because they align with it politically and don't like trans people, not because they care to look into how the law actually works. The acting was obviously very bad, and most of the jokes were too. Those who are rating it poorly are both people who don't align with it politically, but also 100% of honest reviewers who look past the childish point of the movie and try to judge it honestly. It's just bad at the end of the day, period. I guess it does make for a good detection mechanism for a certain kind of person - just look who rates this over a 4/10 and you will know something about that person with absolute certainty.

There are a couple of laughs and the ending was cute, but it felt short and repetitive at the same time. Nothing was particularly well done. It's messaging actually came off preachy and ununderstanding of the social issue it's commenting on, but I could live with the latter as it's an absurdist film. Some of the acting (mainly the reporter lady) was pretty awful, but not in a charming way. It's definitely not mainstream, but it doesn't have the substance to become a cult classic. It suffers from the same symptom that the other works of this company have. All of Daily Wire's movies are completely unrefined despite having solid premises. They could be great films if they were given another couple pass-overs in the writer's room. Jeremy Boering is a business man churning out products, not an artist.

For a basketball movie they don't seem to know how to actually play. The editing, acting, camera work, effects and pacing are all off. No one really seems to know what they're doing or how to put a movie together. The whole movie feels cheap despite the fact that they are clearly using expensive gear. It feels like a room of people in management decided to make and act in a movie despite having no training or idea of how to put together a good movie.

I wish I could get my time back because that was not with the time it stole from me. What a terrible movie. Maybe if you took an acting course or went to film school the movie would be palatable.

Watched Lady Ballers this morning. It's available only on Daily Wire+. The movie reminds me of comedies from the 80's or 90's; silly and irreverent. No nudity, but there are some racy jokes about body parts and bedroom acts.

Jeremy Boreing plays the head coach of a men's basketball team who all decide to identify as female to win a women's tournament. The jokes practically write themselves. To be honest, some land and some don't. Enough land, however, to rank LB at 7/10.

Matt Walsh playing against type as "Kris" the hippie was delightful. Couldn't stop laughing whenever he was on screen. And, the actress who plays coach's daughter is very sweet. She steals the opening scene.

What I didn't expect to be so wow-ed by was the musical score and beautiful drone shots of Nashville. The opening theme song is earnest and oh-so cheesy; a la American Flyers. Love it! There were lots of musical changes of pace, too, like the switch to an old-worldy accordion tune for the scene where coach is getting roughly handled by the dominatrix reporter. "Furnace burn!"

I've also got some quibbles. For example, the final, fade-to-black image was totally unrelated to the rest the movie. Just oddly edited. Also, the players were too often either fighting or high fiving. That got old quick; as if dudes can't just sit and chill without punching each other.

Overall, it was fun.

This movie is a decent watch. If you are absolutely zooted out of your mind. Everything about this film is garbage. ""Acting"" done by a bunch of people who aren't actors. Originally this was going to be a documentary, but turns out none of the Daily Wire actually wanted to go through with HRT long enough. Hmm.

Weird how these people say that the left is spreading information to our children and yet they fed lines to a child about how kids absolutely show their genitalia to each other in the restroom all the time. Weird. Incredibly weird.

That kid is the best actor in this movie.

Please go watch an early 2000 happy Madison film instead of this.

You pretty much know exactly what you are going to get when you turn on this movie. It delivers exactly what it promises - crass humor pointing out and mocking the absurdity of biological men participating in women's sports. If you agree with the message of the movie, you will likely get some laughs out it. If you don't agree with the message, you will definitely hate it. It is glaringly obvious in its message, but no moreso than what you get from Hollywood on the other side of the fence. While this is certainly not gonna win any writing, acting, or directing awards, it is nice to see an attempt to provide an alternative to the left-leaning material that is currently being served up by Hollywood. Hopefully, enough people watch this movie that The Daily Wire and other conservative outlets will continue to provide an alternative to Hollywood's content and will slowly increase both the quality and quantity of content.

I love the DW, but this just wasn't it for us. Had huge potential and some funny moments. But this was not what I would call a "conservative" movie. There was talk of threesomes, scantily clad women that the camera zoomed in on, extra-marital sex, bondage, and at times it was vulgar and raunchy. Thought it was going to be clean and wholesome fun because some of their ads literally say that. It wasn't. It was oversexualized garbage. This is not for young kids at all. Had I known that going in my opinion might have changed a bit. I'm disappointed in the DW. Makes me question some of the people involved with this.

Watched this and was entertained, but it's not great movie by any means. I do not think that the Daily Wire has hit the mark with this film. They're always talking about Politics being downstream of Culture and that their hoping to get involved with the culture and change it. This film has too much over politicization to be smartly funny and effect the Culture.

I enjoyed it once and will probably never watch it again. I would not say it was especially funny and I think this movie is really just for conservatives.

Like Matt Walsh's "kids" book I think it overall is a missed opportunity of doing something that could have wider cultural weight.

This movie was genuinely one of the worst pieces of cinema I've ever even touched. The writing is self serving anger. The jokes that were supposed to be pokes at real life seem like they were written by somebody who has never interacted with a trans person or somebody who has never stepped outside. I feel like they gathered the most mentally unwell people in a room and started bouncing ideas off of each other. The story had zero substance. Yet another cash grab from conservatives who know that conservatives are dumb enough to support any echo chamber they can find :) If you're thinking of watching this because you "want to like it" you should probably seek help.

I'm a DW supporter, and I want them to produce great content. This is only OK.

Run hide fight was good, not great.

Terror on the prairie was ok, Shut in was rough What is a woman was great doc Convicting a murderer was great doc

First of all. 1h52m is way too long for a comedy, unless it is absolutely amazing. Should have been 80 minutes. We found ourselves struggling to get to the end. It's a comedy, get in there, make the jokes, get out on a high point, fill it with a story with a remotely plausible plot.

I like them using DW folks for some of the actors, but Boreing as a lead fell pretty short. Some parts of his acting was fine, most was not. Didn't seem natural. Probably keep him to cameos only going forward.

The plot was weak on the whole. The idea was great, but execution is tough I guess. Comedies are not supposed to be the most cerebral of genres, but if all you're standing on is the jokes, they better bring the heat.

The writing/dialogue was fine for the most part.

Jokes were okay without being excessively mean spirited.

They are a new studio, so I am hopeful they will improve.