by Kathryn Anna @mathrynm
On Wednesday, I had the honor of attending Daily Wire’s latest movie premiere in Nashville. Watching the film, it was fascinating to see the nostalgic sports references and moments of cheeky humor come together to create “Lady Ballers.” This movie captures the brilliance of golden era 2000s comedy films, yet at the same time, accurately reflects the ridiculous world of today in which transgender ideology has gripped our culture.
The film opens in 2008 with our protagonist, Coach Rob (Jeremy Boreing), leading a high school men’s basketball team to the championship. Though the men face challenges in achieving the win, they are youthful and strong with a great coach. Coach Rob is madly in love with his wife, Dharby Gibson (Lexie Contursi), and life seems good.
Years later, however, the team has dispersed, with each member pursuing his own adventurous life on the fringes of society. Coach Rob is divorced with a daughter, and his ex-wife now has a new “lover” named Kris (Matt Walsh), a serene hippie promoting “light and love” who joins forces with the public school system to make Coach Rob’s daughter woke.
After ex-wife Dharby suggests that Rob needs to start winning, he searches the country to reunite his aging basketball team, with the help of female—mastermind mainstream journalist Gwen Wilde (Billie Rae Brandt), who knows how to push the woke agenda onto society. Gwen convinces the men to play basketball as women based on this interesting new idea that men can become women without any biological changes. At first, the team successfully makes money by dominating women, winning not only their games but also the infatuation of the world. However, Coach Rob knows something is deeply wrong, which impacts the future of his team as they enter the World Games.
Every actor in the film provided a compelling performance. Boreing showed that he knows how to act cool even during Coach Rob’s toughest moments. Brandt imbues Gwen with a terrifying masculine energy that connects with her willingness to manipulate sex and lie about sexual identity. Conturs gives Dharby a beautiful sincerity, which reveals a hope that the ugly family issues can be repaired. Young Rosie Seraphine Harper does an impressive job as Rob’s daughter, Winnie Gibson. And Matt Walsh became a whole new person, appearing to channel his own fictional X posts, such as those about his “4-year-old pangender child, Stardust.” In fact, the theater was already erupting with cheers and applause for Matt during his opening scene.
Michael Knowles reminds us of his early days at the Daily Wire, dressing up as Elizabeth Warren, with his flamboyant, top-notch portrayal of Drake Diamond, who clings to all the Native heritage he can. Brett Cooper is on-brand as the upbeat Stacey Santiago O’Brien, though her character works to shoehorn a variety of cultures into what she represents. Alex (Daniel Considine) does a great job being confused about his sex. David Cone’s character successfully transitions from being at one with wild nature to making Bible references. Jake Crain rocks his pink bow. Blain Crain rocks the dramatic relationship with his brother. And Tyler Fischer is excellent in his first Daily Wire performance, right from his opening parody of Dylan Mulvaney (who, of course, is already a real-life parody of men pretending to be women).
There are many dirty jokes throughout the movie, such as a reference to two men becoming fathers to the same set of twins. The dirty jokes can become overwhelming, but they also serve a valuable purpose in highlighting the moral degeneracy that goes along with accepting broken families and transgender ideology into society. Viewers should also be aware that particular scenes between Coach Rob and Gwen can be intense, but they too demonstrate the moral degeneracy and spiritual brokenness that the sexual revolution, as well as mass media, have created.
After highlighting the absurdity of men faking womanhood, with the women being dominated in basketball to the eventual point of extinction, it may start to seem as though men can be best at everything. However, Coach Rob ultimately emphasizes the moral worth of femininity when he reminds Winnie of all the unique abilities of women, such as giving life. In the end, the clear lesson is that society works best when men and women embrace their separate roles. Men need not lower their standards for self-improvement as the basketball team did when they became complacent, and women need not forget the wonderful qualities that make them so valuable. Men and women are complementary beings who create the family—the fundamental building block of society.
Anyone who appreciates both comedy and truth should watch this movie with caution due to the lack of wholesomeness that reflects the fallen nature of the world—our world—that it portrays. People should probably be 18 years old or older to watch. Since this movie is lighthearted in spirit yet spot-on in embracing reality, my final verdict is that it’s a good movie. If the genre of the movie were more dramatic, maybe I would focus more on the negative qualities, but as a comedy, this movie is great—reminiscent of those from the 2000s. Also, the serious message of the movie, which is about rejecting transgender ideology, is well conveyed.
I give this movie two out of two balls.