Balls of Fury (PG-13) Grade: C

If falling down an elevator shaft, getting kicked in the balls and being inflicted by any multitude of horridly painful accidents is the hot ticket of movie jokes, then "Balls of Fury" hits the jackpot. \nThe film is basically a poor comedian's "Dodgeball" or "Kingpin" as far as sports comedies go. While it features little in the way of clever humor, there are plenty of blind jokes (actually it's basically the same joke repeatedly), prostitute gags and Def Leppard references. \nAt the onset we are introduced to Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler), a 12-year-old ping-pong master. Daytona is so skilled in the sport that he is chosen to represent the United States in the 1988 Olympics. Daytona's match against German ping-ponger Karl Wolfschtagg (Thomas Lennon) goes awry, which leads to a gambling debt for his father (Robert Patrick) that is paid for with his life. \nFlash forward to the present. Daytona is a washed-up sideshow act performing tricks at dinner buffets until FBI agent Rodriguez (George Lopez) recruits him to help find Mr. Feng (Christopher Walken), the man who killed his father. The mission requires Daytona to compete in Feng's ping-pong tournament, which he initially refuses and then confusingly accepts. \nTo get in shape, Daytona must train with the blind Master Wong (James Hong), who with his odd lessons and foul mouth is essentially the anti-Mr. Miyagi. Wong's niece Maggie helps with the training and also throws in some kung fu flavor. \nThe movie is mainly a collection of random plot occurrences, with no mention of how characters move from point A to point B. The arbitrariness of the plot would not be as noticeable if the humor were more varied, but I will give you this: The ping-pong matches do add some much needed intensity to the film. \nAs Mr. Feng, Christopher Walken adds his trademark wit to an otherwise bland character, and his costume, a la Mr. Burns as Dracula in "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror IV" steals the show. \nThe film was directed by Ben Garant and written by he and Thomas Lennon, the duo that brought you the television show-movie "Reno 911!" and the brilliant '90s MTV sketch-comedy show "The State." The two also wrote "Taxi," "A Night at the Museum," and "Herbie Fully Loaded." While "Balls of Fury" is not their finest work by any means, it will suffice for a few cheap laughs if nothing more is expected.