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.

Kevin James stars as Scott Voss, a high school biology teacher who's gradually lost his passion for education. But when budget cutbacks threaten to cancel the school's music program and lay off its teacher (Henry Winkler), Scott volunteers to raise money to save his job. Teaching night classes at the local community college doesn't pay nearly enough, however, so Scott enlists the help of one of his students to train him to become a mixed martial arts fighter after he learns you can make good money even by losing. Though the school principal believes that Scott is making an embarrassment of himself by getting beat up, he quickly earns the respect of his students and the faculty while unexpectedly rising within the MMA ranks. Here Comes the Boom doesn't provide many laughs and is too predictable for one's liking. The film extends and doesn't provide much twists, turns or anything much of greatness.

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.