Director Frank Coraci
Starring Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler
Rated M
Score 3/6

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.

I’ll be honest I really did not expect much from Here Comes the Boom, especially considering the involvement of Kevin James and Happy Madison Productions. However, despite all of that this actually has heart, which in turn makes this one watchable. Granted at times the movie does pander to the lowest common denominator with a couple of the jokes, but thankfully those kind of jokes do not define the movie. In its own way Here Comes the Boom is an inspirational movie, though I would not list it on any top ten most inspirational movie lists.