Fever Pitch (2005 film) Fever Pitch (2005 film) Fever Pitch (released as The Perfect Catch outside the United States and Canada) is a 2005 romantic comedy film. It is directed by the Farrelly brothers, and stars Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. It is a remake of the 1997 film. Nick Hornby, who had written the original book and the 1997 screenplay adaptation, acted as an executive producer for the American remake. While both the book and the original 1997 film are about association football, the 2005 adaptation, aimed at the U.S. market, is about baseball. Both "Fever Pitch" films feature real-life dramatic or unexpected
Barrymore (film) has a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Andrew Schenker of "Slant Magazine" awarded the film one and a half stars out of four. David Fear of "Time Out" awarded the film two stars out of five. Colin Covert of the "Star Tribune" awarded the film three stars. Lisa Schwarzbaum of "Entertainment Weekly" graded the film a B. Betsy Sharkey of the "Los Angeles Times" gave a negative review, writing that "it was never a good candidate for film." Barrymore (film) Barrymore is a 2011 Canadian drama film written and directed by Eric Canuel and based on William Luce's 1996 play