Reaction: Fever Pitch!

Ladies and Gentlemen...we have a winner!
Sean liked Fever Pitch - maybe it was his love of baseball...or his seriously like of Jimmy Fallon... either way - Sean says Fever Pitch is a winner and here is his response on the film:

Of all the movies I’ve seen as a part of our chick-flick challenge so far.. this is my favorite! I laughed out loud several times and even got misty eyed once.

Jimmy Fallon’s character is an obsessed Boston Red Sox fan… so obsessed that it negatively affects his relationship with Drew Barrymore’s character. His actions seem to indicate that he values his beloved baseball team more than he values her… Perhaps with the exception of God, most women probably wouldn’t respond well to a man placing things or people above her – and rightly so. There’s nothing wrong with being passionate about baseball or any other hobby, but it seems to me that God is most passionate about people.. and so that’s what we should be most passionate about too.

Jimmy Fallon’s character is a teacher and he gets a little nugget of advice from one of his students that causes him to change his course… the student says something to the effect of “You love the Red Sox so much, but have they ever loved you back?” At this point in the film, he decides to sell his Red Sox season tickets. The girl, realizing that he’s willing to sacrifice the tickets for her… stops him from doing it. So, you have Fallon’s character saying… you’re more important to me than a baseball game and I want to sell the tickets for you.. and you have Barrymore’s character saying.. I know how important the Red Sox are to you – don’t sell your tickets. IT’s really a beautiful picture of 1 Corinthians 13 which says… Love cares more for others than for self… It’s both parties looking out for each others interests… it’s both parties showing a willingness to compromise… and that’s key to a healthy relationship.