
Back in his prime, Scott Voss (Kevin James) was a collegiate wrestler with some fairly impressive moves. Now, at 42, he teaches biology at troubled Wilkinson High School. Mr. Voss has begun to grow deeply indifferent in his role as an educator when a troubling announcement stirs him to action. Effective immediately, Wilkinson High will be eliminating all extracurricular activities. Suddenly, the most apathetic teacher on the staff has a reason to get involved. But how is a ty... (Full plot summary below)
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Back in his prime, Scott Voss (Kevin James) was a collegiate wrestler with some fairly impressive moves. Now, at 42, he teaches biology at troubled Wilkinson High School. Mr. Voss has begun to grow deeply indifferent in his role as an educator when a troubling announcement stirs him to action. Effective immediately, Wilkinson High will be eliminating all extracurricular activities. Suddenly, the most apathetic teacher on the staff has a reason to get involved. But how is a typical high-school teacher like Mr. Voss supposed to raise the $48,000 needed to save the music program from going belly up? Upon learning that some MMA fighters earn $10,000 just for stepping into the ring, Mr. Voss vows to get back in shape, and subject himself to a series of brutal beatings so his students won't have to go without.
Leave your thoughts about Here Comes the Boom.
| FilmDrunkVincent ManciniTo see MMA marketed once again to the Truck Nutz Energy Drink Crowd is, yes, predictable, but still disappointing. It's impossible for me to see Henry Winkler singing an acoustic version of a POD song in an airport as anything but an embarrassment. |
| BeliefnetNell MinowKevin James is so gosh-darned likable that he can make up for a lot of sub-par material, but not even he can make this tiresome effort work. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)It doesn't break any ground, but it's entertaining. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittIt doesn't break any ground, but it's entertaining. |
| DoddleKimberly GadetteIf Kevin James continues to make films that no longer fight his considerable talents -- such as the highly entertaining 'Boom' -- he someday might look back at such missteps as 'Zookeeper,' and laugh long and hard. |
| Big HollywoodChristian TotoHere Comes the Boom lets Kevin James strip off his shirt as well as his reliance on pratfall comedy. |
| myfilmblogKam WilliamsAn entertaining and uplifting star vehicle showcasing Kevin James' comic genius at its best, whether he's doing pratfalls in a mask and ill-fitting stretchy pants or futilely wooing the woman of his dreams. |
| jackiekcooper.comJackie K. CooperKevin James stars in the feel good movie of the year. |
| Empire MagazineWilliam GossUltimately, the film is much too derivative to stand (and deliver) on its own, but at its best moments, it proves amiably average, chiefly due to James' natural charms. |
| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallIt's the combination of Warrior and Mr. Holland's Opus nobody asked for, but here it comes anyway, landing with a thump. |