When relaxed and charming Ben Wrightman meets workaholic Lindsey Meeks she finds him sweet and charming, they hit it off and when it is winter Ben can spend every waking hour with Lindsey, but when summer comes around the corner Lindsey discovers Ben's obsession with the Boston Red Sox. She thinks it is perfect until everything goes downhill for them.
Written by Drew-Barrymore-Fanatic
This film is loosely based on author Nick Hornby's autobiographical account of his fanatical obsession with soccer (football in UK) while growing up.
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Goofs
Continuity:
While they eat their first meal together, when Ben is taking a message on Lindsey's cell phone ("this is Ben her house boy/sex slave... call your mother") Lindsey's hands change places from under her chin to her lap between camera angle changes.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Al:
[voice over]
Eighty-six years of bangin' our heads against the big green wall, but we finally did it. That part you know. That part everybody knows. But I got a story you don't know. It's about this schoolteacher friend of mine named Ben. See more »
Crazy Credits
The music at the end is interspersed with radio ads, as if someone is
tuning a radio between stations.
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