It's the outlandishness and over-the-top style of humor that makes the film work, but some of the jokes just come off as stale and cliche. A lot of Balls of Fury is just the normal trite screwball comedy stuff, but enough of it works to deliver laughs a plenty.

Balls of Fury is a very funny movie with a wonderful cast (especially Christopher Walken and Thomas Lennon), and if some of the jokes fall flat, or gave themselves away in the trailer, the movie moves quickly enough that it doesn't matter. They're already onto another joke.