Balls Up
Two marketing executives go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.
Critics Sentiment
Wahlberg and Hauser develop surprisingly good comedic chemistry
Elijah introduces the testicle shrouding male prophylactic product
The film peaks when Wahlberg and Hauser's comedic chemistry clicks around the midpoint, then steadily declines through the sports sequences to a disappointing ending.
Balls Up starts with aggressively crude humor that immediately alienates many viewers, then finds brief moments of success when its leads develop chemistry and embrace the absurdity. However, the film loses steam in its second half and concludes with particularly disappointing sports sequences and resolution that left most reviewers frustrated.
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Mark Wahlberg
Brad
Paul Walter Hauser
Elijah
Sacha Baron Cohen
Pavio Curto
Benjamin Bratt
Santos
Luciano Szafir
Cristos
Eva De Dominici
Emilia
Daniela Melchior
Antonia / Isadora
Molly Shannon
Burgess
Chelsey Crisp
Eco Warrior Julie
Eric André
Eco Warrior Aaron
Jackson Tozer
Jeremy
Henrietta Amevor
Monique
Abe Farrelly
Steve
Ryan Shelton
Raoul
Nathalie Oliveira
Travel Ministry Official
Thiago Moraes
Brazil Travel Minister
Sloan Fischer
Nightclub Waiter
Gianni Deguara
Parcel Delivery Guy
Juliana Castro
Argentina Radio Announcer (voice)
Ian Adamson
Argentina Radio Announcer (voice)
Crew
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