Boston got a taste of Hollywood when the red carpet rolled out at Fenway Park last Wednesday for the premiere of Fever Pitch, a new romantic comedy about a love triangle between a guy, a girl and the Red Sox. The film's stars, Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore, attended the premiere along with Bobby and Peter Farrelly, the Rhode Island-born directors, as well as many of Boston's sports heroes. After the festivities along the first-base line concluded, the attending luminaries were escorted to a screening at the nearby AMC Theater on Brookline Avenue.Members of Red Sox Nation lined Yawkey Way hours before the premier began. Nearly everyone wore a Red Sox T-shirt and baseball cap; many dawned face paint showing their love for the team. Spoofing a line in Fever Pitch, a group of girls from Bridgewater, Mass. carried a sign that said, "Jimmy, will you go to the game with us?"

ESPN's Steve Levy and Peter Gammons emceed the evening, first introducing the Farrelly brothers. The directors revealed that after the Red Sox "reversed the curse" by winning the World Series, rewriting the end of Fever Pitch was a given.

The crowd went crazy when Barrymore and Fallon were introduced. The pair's love for Boston and the Red Sox radiated as they spoke to the fans. Fallon screamed to the crowd and gave symbolic hugs while Barrymore called the film "a love letter to [Boston]."

Next the stars hit the red carpet. Displaying her Sox colors as well as a new auburn hairdo, Barrymore was stunning in her strapless, tea-length red dress, while Fallon made funny faces at both photographers and fans.

However, the crowd reserved the biggest cheers for the local superstars-New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and the Red Sox who arrived via helicopter fresh from their victory over the New York Yankees. Entering with designated hitter David Ortiz, catcher Jason Varitek and pitcher Tim Wakefield, team heartthrob Johnny Damon donned a white suit and golden highlights in his long, scruffy hair.

Levy and Gammons commented that other baseball teams were jealous of the adoration and attention the Red Sox receive from their fans. The night served to remind all Bostonians how magical the World Series win has been, but more importantly, the love-win or lose-that the Red Sox Nation has for its team.

Fever Pitch - 3 out of 5 stars

Directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly

Starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon

Fever Pitch should be judged in its capacity as a romantic comedy rather than a baseball movie trying to emulate classics like The Natural. While the film is a satisfyingly sweet love story, it's truly more of a hilarious tribute to the endearingly obsessive and fanatical nature of over-enthusiastic sports fans.

Directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly tell the story of a workaholic businesswoman, Lindsey Meeks (Drew Barrymore), falling for math teacher Ben Rightman (Jimmy Fallon). Yet when spring comes around, Ben admits to Lindsey he's already in a relationship-with the 25 guys who make up the Boston Red Sox. From there, the movie explores Ben's dilemma between balancing his love for Lindsey and the team he has worshipped since childhood.

The movie is filled with cute moments, but it lacks the comedic originality of other Farrelly brothers films like There's Something about Mary. Excluding Bostonians or baseball fans, the film will likely strike out among movie-goers.

Still, the movie will hit a home run all over New England and the greater Red Sox Nation. The film spoofs the psychotic infatuation of Red Sox fans; Ben covers his ears when he hears a game on the radio and his room looks like the team's memorabilia store. The fact that he sleeps in Red Sox boxers on Red Sox sheets is preciously pathetic.

From the opening shots of the Boston skyline to footage of actual games, the sensation of seeing the city and the team you adore on the big screen is unrivaled. Many scenes were shot during and after games, capturing the magic of Fenway Park. Fever Pitch encapsulates all the fanatical yet fantastic idiocy that comes with worshipping those idiots. That the film's ending was rewritten to show the team's World Series win last year makes it even sweeter.