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The Perfect Match

Cast: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon. Directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly. Story: A business woman dates an avid baseball fan. Running Time: 1hr 43 minutes. Certificate PG.

That's weird. The Perfect Match is adapted from Nick Hornby's book Fever Pitch and is called Fever Pitch in America. Why is it The Perfect Match over here? I'll tell you. Because they know that some of us have read the book or seen the previous Colin Firth adaptation, and so we'll know that this movie is based on Fever Pitch only in the same way that Bugs Bunny is based on Watership Down.

OK, maybe that's a little unfair. It is still about one man's obsession with his team and how it affects his relationships, but the feel is completely different. The book is dark and juicy like a ripe plum, this movie is light and puffy, like Dale Winton. It's only by chance and by noticing the name Nick Hornby on the credits that it clicked that it was supposed to be the same story. Oh, and it's about baseball and the Boston Red Sox instead of "soccer" and the Gunners. So really you should view it as a stand-alone romantic comedy and forget about its Arsenal roots, which leaves us with a fairly run-of-the-mill affair with little that will stick in the memory beyond the next Yankees game.

Drew Barrymore must live in some kind of timewarp, because despite being on the scene since about 1840, she's still only 30. And she still carries that endearing/irritating gene, depending how you look at it. Jimmy Fallon, last seen in Taxi, is charming and funny in equal measure, with some unexceptional lines brought to life with a large dose of charisma. The rest of the cast are not nearly as amusing as they could be and are entirely forgettable, leaving the two leads to hold up a story that's had all of its freshness sucked out by the screenplay writer and churned into yet another production-line relationship flick. With a crap title. "Who Cares Who Wins" would have been more appropriate.

The Perfect Match is for hardcore rom-com fans only. There's not enough comedy for laughs and not enough weight for emotion, plus it's not sporty enough for the baseball fans. Its qualities are Perfectly Matched only in their mediocrity.

I enjoyed this film: 2/5

I think the average moviegoer will enjoy it: 3/5

Testosterone Satisfaction Rating: 0/5

To enjoy this film you should: be a devoted rom-com fanatic.