Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

mpcs-69361 Just for record I'm 33yo male lifelong fan of cinema, to name a few I've watched several hundred times:Original SNL, Indiana Jones, Beverly Hills Cop, Predators, Aliens, Simpsons, Seinfeld, Futurama, Family Guy, Cowboy Bebop, My Name is Earl, Breaking Bad, BCS, Rick & Morty, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, South Park, DBZ, Marvel series, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek (Enterprise, DS9, Voyager and all movies), Deadwood, Firefly, Flight of the Concords, Frasier... and many more I'm sure most of you know as well.I just found Ballers a few weeks ago and I literally just finished binge-watching it up to current, and I'm already foaming at the mouth waiting for more. I really hope they make this 10 seasons or more. The cast, the writers, the directing: it can't be any better, I love this show! It's not often a show really makes me LOL.I'm not about to give any spoilers, but the best I can describe it is a realistic comedy / drama, and that's a rare thing!Honestly, I would subscribe to HBO specifically for this one show, it's that good, and that's saying something. If you're a fan of Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Rob Cordroy like I am, you'll love it. I'm still waiting for Dwayne to do his patented eyebrow move :)I was hooked after the first episode. If you haven't seen it, give it a try, even if you're not a big football fan, honestly I'm not and I still love this show. This opinion comes from a educated fan of cinema, I hope this inspires someone to try Ballers out, you won't be sorry.

sakiververis This strong ensemble cast suffers from a whitewashed plot line. I can only assume the producers are wary of offending the NFL, but it's like they cut away right when something crazy should happen. For instance in the last episode, one of the main characters is interviewing with the Nola Saints. He gets to the Big Easy, and spoiler alert, falls asleep in his hotel room. Crazy right. Same episode, a football player wants to buy shitty property and Dwayne Johnson convinces him he shouldn't. Sorry, should have said spoiler alert before revealing that big plot twist. The players on any given Sunday, or The replacements seem way more real. This feels like it has potential, but backs way off when it comes to controversy. It makes the Miami high-life look like a PBS kids show...with a spackling of F-bombs and a naked girl now and again. Edgy stuff...

fibilove Ballers started off great with some interesting conflicts that you couldn't wait to see how they turned out. In the end, all the conflicts were solved to easily and made it feel like a real let down. For example, when the Vernon Littlefield blackmail situation came up in the show, what would have made it interesting was if Vernon's best friend was behind it. In the end it was Spencer Strasmore's ex and all he had to do was talk to her to resolve it...... really. The created lots of interesting story-lines only to just disappoint in the end. The Rock was great though, Rob Corddry did a good job, he was funny. Troy Garity and Dulé Hill also did a good job and fit their roles well. This show has potential to be really great. The writers just need to amp up the drama with some surprises and don't let a situation hang around for three episodes if the resolution is going to be simple.

Zabaski I've seen the previews for this show and I was FAR from convinced. I watched the show (mostly because I have HBO free for a year) and I was pleasantly surprised. Comedy is a far stretch, the show is a drama with some funny moments. With that being said it is a good show and the Rock and his supporting cast are great. Let's be honest movie channels do it big and they aren't afraid to be a little edgy so if you have HBO give it a shot. Many movies and shows have failed in the advertisement department this year, just god awful. I base most of my TV and movie watching on previews and occasionally word of mouth as well as user reviews on IMDb. What else can I base my opinion on? Critics? No thanks. A preview is like a good old fashion sales pitch and in my opinion "Ballers" failed horribly. The show itself was entertaining and insightful, had I not had HBO for free I would have never watched and certainly never paid for it.