I was going to write an entire post about the shortcomings of Fever Pitch, but then I came across the Bill Simmons article Down With A Bad ‘Fever’ and I changed my mind. There is no way I can articulate my thoughts on this movie any clearer than Bill has done already. He nails this one right on the head.
Here’s the plot for “Fever Pitch” in one sentence: Guy loves the Red Sox, meets Drew Barrymore, tries to love them both, nearly loses her because of the Sox, decides to give up his season tickets next to the Red Sox dugout because he loves her, she stops him just in time, and they get back together and end up making out on the field after the first Red Sox championship in 86 years. The end.
Check out the entire article here.
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