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Don't listen to the negative reviews

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed- martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra- curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school. Here Comes the Boom is for sure not the greatest martial arts fight film it's not as good as Warrior for example but it's still a film with a lot of good moments thanks to Kevin James and Salma Hayek's performances but in my opinion everyone did a great job and what really surprised me the most was how different this film really is from previous Kevin James movies i mean watching him fight against trained martial arts fighters was something really different and i'm glad that he chose to star in this film the jokes were funny, the acting was good and the fight scenes were good too with a bit of comedy in it of course always and to be honest i liked this movie a lot and it also gave a good message for what this Teacher tried to do.

This was such a fun and inspiring movie. Easy to watch, nothing to hide from kids in the room. It delivered a solid message without heaping a ton of depressing material on its audience before making it's point. A lot of inspirational movies consist of 90 minutes of guilt and tears followed by 5 minutes of hope. This one was great all around and easy on the heart. The diverse cast, realistic dialogue and down-to-earth characters were a breath of fresh air as well. Overall, very well done, even if it didn't blow people out of the water in any particular way, more movies like this need to exist. Salma Hayek played a great, realistic role as a woman with basic dating standards. Thank you! Her dialogue was playful and real, delivered naturally. Kevin James did a great job embodying the bogged down feeling real teachers experience. His character was very believable and i'm grateful for his honest role, honest heart and participation in this exaggerated but otherwise very real story about school funding and what it does to the people trying to keep the wheels turning.

I hated Kevin James, until i saw this. I have watched it 7 times in 2 weeks. All i can say is this is so well made, and the story line is amazing. Every single character is likable and you find yourself glued to it. My 4 year old son sits on my knee every-time we watch the final fight. If you can predict the ending, then congratulations because i didn't and i was very pleasantly surprised. My favorite movie right now. I am old so i remember Henry Wrinkler from Happy Days. He just gets better and better as he gets older. If anyone knows him you will see how great he is in this film. He holds it together, but Kevin James absolutely shines. This guy went from annoying the crap out of me to being my hero, simply from this film.

'Here Comes the Boom' is a light-hearted, simple, feel-good entertainer, that can be watched with your entire family. Its got its heart & soul at the right place!'Here Comes the Boom' Synopsis: A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.'Here Comes the Boom' is fun, with the narrative packing in enough moments to keep you engaged. Allan Loeb & Kevin James's Screenplay is uncomplicated. Its crisp & simple. Frank Coraci's Direction is good. Cinematography is fine. MMA Fights are effectively choreographed.Performance-Wise: Kevin James is in tremendous form. He nails the part. Salma Hayek is efficient, as always. Henry Winkler steals every scene he appears in. Has there ever been a better scene stealer? Bas Rutten lends admirable support.On the whole, 'Here Comes the Boom' works wonders.