Even if you aren't a Red Sox fan you can still appreciate their miraculous victory last year. And even if you're not a Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore fan there is still plenty to like about "Fever Pitch."Ben Wrightman (Fallon) is a schoolteacher who falls for Lindsey Meeks
(Barrymore), an executive. At first, Lindsey is reluctant to date Ben because he is not like her, but then realizes with the help of her three friends that she should give him a chance.
The comedy of the Farrelly Brothers, who are known for "There's Something About Mary," is evident during Ben and Lindsey's first date. Ben spends the night taking care of an ill Lindsey and cleaning her bathroom of vomit.
As winter moves on, the relationship goes smoothly until spring training in March.
It is then that Lindsey begins to understand Ben's baseball obsession, even though she gets a hint from his bedroom as she compares it to a "gift shop."
Lindsey officially enters Ben's baseball world as he asks her in the form of a proposal to come to opening day with him. From then on she struggles to maintain the relationship and her work.
Throughout the film Lindsey is very understanding about Ben's first love (the Red Sox), but has trouble with it when he picks going to a game over a trip to Paris with her for the weekend.
Ben then decides to make Lindsey his first priority after one of his students leaves him with one thought of "he's always loved the Red Sox but have they ever loved you back?"
The rest of the film is a rollercoaster of Ben loving Lindsey -- no he loves the team -- no he loves Lindsey again. However, it is better than most romantic comedies with its sprinklings of baseball legacy and slapstick humor.
The sacrifices Ben is willing to make for Lindsey will melt the ladies' hearts but the lengths Lindsey goes to for Ben will make every guy wish they had such a tolerant girlfriend.
Just a tip guys: Most gals wouldn't do what Lindsey did for Ben, so good luck trying to find her.
The humor of this film comes from the unrealistic extent Ben and Lindsey go to in order to please one another. It starts with Ben brushing Lindsey's dog's teeth and ends with Lindsey running across Fenway Park.
Fallon's performance isn't quite as funny as Adam Sandler's performance in his romantic comedy "50 First Dates" but Barrymore is consistent as the nice girlfriend with humorous lines.
Romantic comedies usually don't give members of the male audience anything to stay awake for but "Fever Pitch" is safe because it offers a good balance between baseball and romance.
