Balls Up review – Mark Wahlberg is a hoot in gross-out football comedy (opens in new tab)

Peter Farrelly’s World Cup-themed buddy movie winningly channels the juvenile charm of his 90s classicsIf another Gulf war, classic price-gouging tactics and long-distance stadium treks have you down about this year’s World Cup, consider the alternative from the director who gave us Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Mary. Balls Up is the fourth major feature that Peter Farrelly has helmed solo since he and his brother, Bobby, drifted into separate pursuits. And even though this come...