Here Comes the Boom Review

Back in “the day,” Scott Voss (Kevin James) was a great collegiate wrestler; he was in good shape and was known to have some impressive wrestling moves. Now Scott is a 42 year old high-school biology teacher, who was losing his enthusiasm to teach; teaching was becoming mundane and boring, not like it used to be. However things dramatically changed after a school faculty meeting; they announced that Wilkinson High will be eliminating all extracurricular activities, due to budget cuts. Scott was devastated because Marty, his best friend and the school’s music teacher, was going to lose his job. Scott had a new goal; he needed to raise $48.000 to save the music department and his friend’s job. So what does he do?…he gets in shape, gets back in the rink, and takes a series of beatings to help his friend and his students. Here Comes the Boom, is a fun entertaining film for the whole family.

Rating: 4 1/2 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: February 4, 2013
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 8+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes

See a clip of my review here!

See the trailer here!

New Movies

Talking Points:

This is an upbeat film, with some great lessons. Scott’s motives were completely selfless. Though unrealistic, it didn’t matter, the messages were made clear throughout the film.

I loved the school spirit and positive tone of the film. Scott becomes an inspiration to his students and colleagues; he has a heart of gold, and won’t give up to help his friend.

In one scene, Scott threw up all over an opponent, not a pleasant site.

Sexual Content: Mild

• Scott and the school nurse go on a date. They eventually kiss.
  

Violent Content: Moderate

• The fight scenes were very violent and graphic. Scott gets kicked, hit, choked and thrown by his opponents. At times it was a disturbing to see the continuous punches to Scott’s face.
  

Crude or Profane Language: Mild

• “A–,” “h–,” are said a couple of times.
  

Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild

• Characters are shown drinking beer and wine.

Will Kids Like It? Yes

Overall this was a great movie with some wonderful messages. However, parents need to be aware of the gruesome fighting scenes. I recommend this movie for kids ages 8 and up.

Back to DVD Reviews!

It's only fair to share...

Facebook

Twitter

Linkedin