Here Comes the Boom (2012) Review and synopsis

Here Comes the Boom (2012) Review and synopsis

The movie is comedy.'Here Comes the Boom' Aims for Funny Bone - Rise of the Right,In the comedy Here Comes the Boom, former collegiate wrestler Scott Voss (Kevin James) is a 42-year-old apathetic biology teacher in a failing high school. When cutbacks threaten to cancel the music program and lay off its teacher (Henry Winkler,) Scott begins to raise money by moonlighting as a mixed martial arts fighter. Everyone thinks Scott is crazy - most of all the school nurse, Bella (Salma Hayek) - but in his quest, Scott gains something he never expected as he becomes a sensation that rallies the entire school. 

The film, starring Kevin James, tells the story of how an out-of-shape high school teacher seeks to save his school’s extra-curricular programs by stepping into the ring as a mixed-martial arts fighter.

“Kevin James gets pounded in this MMA-inspired comedy. But underneath all the flying feet and fists we see something else: a really strong, good heart,” writes Plugged-In Online film critic Paul Assay.

Bob Waliszewski, director of Focus on the Family’s entertainment department Plugged-In Online, reviewed “Here Comes the Boom” and other films, on CBN News Channel Morning News, Oct. 12.