Here Comes the Boom

2012 "No one will fight for his students like Mr. Voss."
6.4| 1h45m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 12 October 2012 Released
Producted By: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States of America
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A high school biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school's music program.

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RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.
AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
TownRootGuy This is a great comedy and a great fight flick. Kevin James usually does a decent job but he really hit it out of the park with this one. It has major eye candy, some fantastic tunes, awesome fighting, a very good story, an excellent message AND the funny will hit you in all the soft, tender places. This is a must see for fans of Kevin James and fight fans. I can watch this every 2 - 3 years.
alindsay-al I like a good sports film so I thought I would watch this film with low expectations and I ended up really enjoying this film. The premise of this film Sees a biology teacher attempt to train in MMA so he can save the music department and the teachers job. Kevin James is very hit and miss with mostly misses but this is the best I have ever seen him. He is really funny in his film and he adds lots of depth to his character that makes you root to him and care about him succeeding to help save this guy's job. You see him progress throughout the film and really get some pride out of possibly having a chance to win these fights. Henry Winkler plays the music teacher in the film and he is great, he is just such a likable guy and you end up liking him so much. You truly understand why James is going through these fights to save this guy's job. I loved Niko who is James trainer and he was hilarious in this film and was just a great character that has great chemistry with james. I also really liked how all the kids in his class become more interested in him and school as the film develops. Salma hayek plays his love interest in this film and she doesn't really add allot to the film but is competent in the role. The story is really uplifting as you see this guy doing everything he can to help somebody else an try and make his school a better place. It's a really motivating movie and you really do care about the journey the characters go through. But I will admit that this film is incredibly predictable and a bit cliché as you can probably guess the ending of this film. The script has some really good dialogue in this film both dramatic and humour that really helped build the characters and really make me laugh and care. The style of the UFC fights are really good an you totally buy James starting to get better at the fights as the film progresses. But there is some pointless things in the movie to pad it out and also some toilet humour that just doesn't work. Overall though I really enjoyed this film and I think it is definitely worth a watch.
Floated2 Kevin James stars as Scott Voss, a high school biology teacher who's gradually lost his passion for education. But when budget cutbacks threaten to cancel the school's music program and lay off its teacher (Henry Winkler), Scott volunteers to raise money to save his job. Teaching night classes at the local community college doesn't pay nearly enough, however, so Scott enlists the help of one of his students to train him to become a mixed martial arts fighter after he learns you can make good money even by losing. Though the school principal believes that Scott is making an embarrassment of himself by getting beat up, he quickly earns the respect of his students and the faculty while unexpectedly rising within the MMA ranks. Here Comes the Boom doesn't provide many laughs and is too predictable for one's liking. The film extends and doesn't provide much twists, turns or anything much of greatness.
Zoooma Nothing special here from Kevin James. Definitely not one of his better movies. And you do not need to be a fan of mixed martial arts to enjoy this. I hate the sport but found it easy to watch in this.Unfortunately the movie just isn't that funny. It has its moments but is a bit of a snoozer at times, too. Henry Winkler is excellent as is one of the MMA guys. And Salma Hayek – well, not much here for her but a nice addition to be sure. I just wish the movie has more laughs. The comedy is a bit bland and overall I was left not feeling that impressed.5.8 / 10 stars--Zoooma, a Kat Pirate Screener