On a recommendation, we went, on Friday night, to see the movie "Here Comes the Boom".
Scott Voss (Kevin James) is a one time 'teacher of the year' who, ten years later, has lost his enthusiasm for teaching and is 'drifting', just like his complacent students.
Then one day, a fellow teacher, Marty Streb (Henry Winkler ..... remember the Fonz of Happy Days?), announces that he and his wife are having a baby. Their last child just graduated from college. Not only that, on the same day the school announces a shortage of funds and the band program is going to be scrapped. Marty is the band teacher.
Deep down, Scott has a good heart and he cooks up a scheme to earn enough money for the school to keep the band program. He will fight in the wild world of mixed marshall arts, cage wrestling. Even the loser gets a purse.
What results is a very funny and at times poignant story of resurrecting a school by way of inspiration through blood sweat and tears.
I must admit that I laughed out loud a number of times and was smiling a whole lot through the rest of the movie. I thought the casting was very good. There are some very interesting characters to enjoy. Age old themes, (read cliches) are shamelessly resurrected and used to manipulate the audience's emotions, and it works. We all like to root for the underdog, and we all love to see winning against all odds. In this movie, there are many winners, even the movie goer.
3 1/2 stars
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