Balls Up
Amazon MGM Studios | Release Date (Streaming): April 15, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The GuardianAndrew LawrenceApr 16, 2026
Balls Up is juvenile entertainment, handled by professionals. Read full review
50
The New York TimesCalum MarshApr 17, 2026
There are slapstick foibles, sight gags about rubbers, and many, many vulgar jokes — some good for a laugh, though I doubt the film’s Oscar prospects. Read full review
50
VarietyGuy LodgeApr 15, 2026
A mostly pretty innocuous affair — give or take some par-for-the-course ethnic stereotyping and at least one close-up involving a prosthetic glans — it’s neither good nor bad to any memorable degree, not as riotous as it could have been but not devoid of low-hanging laughs either. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckApr 15, 2026
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who have written much funnier scripts for the Zombieland and Deadpool films, are here working in uninspired mode. Balls Up loses comic steam the more it goes on, and although Wahlberg and Hauser have demonstrated solid comedic chops in the past, their laid-back underplaying fails to provide much juice. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubJacob OllerApr 16, 2026
Farrelly’s film wanders aimlessly without being driven by anything absurd or outrageous enough to conjure a Hangover-like reaction, nor anything with enough humanity to justify the occasional heart-to-heart conversations between Brad and Elijah. Read full review
25
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 16, 2026
Farrelly’s movie, like his comic shock-shtick, gets old in a hurry. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzApr 15, 2026
Wahlberg should not be cast in any role predicated on the idea that he’s good with words and ideas. Hauser is one of the best actors in the English language and will escape this disaster and do more great work, so there’s that. Read full review
20
EmpireJohn NugentApr 15, 2026
The cinematic equivalent of being teabagged without your consent. Read full review
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