Good idea: make a
movie about inspiring young people to go for what they want in life no matter
the course.
Bad idea: write it
yourself.
I think James should
allow others to do the writing when it comes to movies.
This sports comedy
film is directed by Frank Coraci, who directed three of Adam Sandler’s hit
movies — The Wedding Singer in 1998, The Waterboy in 1998, and Click in 2006.
Frank Coraci’s movie
after Click was Zookeeper, which also starred Kevin James. Although it was a
box office success, it was panned by critics, had a 14% rating on Rotten
Tomatoes, and got nominated for a Razzie Award.
This new movie that
the duo is involved in is better than Zookeeper, that I can assure, but it’s
still far from being a hit.
The movie plot is
about a former collegiate wrestler, Scott Voss (Kevin James), who now works as
a biology teacher and doesn’t take his job seriously due to boredom.
The school he teaches
in is failing badly, and there was a need to cut costs, so the music class and
its teacher had to go.
Scott then jumps in to
try and raise money to save the music teacher’s (Henry Winkler) job.
This push leads him to
take another job as an instructor for a citizenship class. The job doesn’t pay
enough though, but there he meets Niko (Bas Rutten), who asks for extra
tutoring.
He goes to Niko’s
apartment and finds out that Niko was a former mixed martial arts (MMA)
fighter.
He also learns that if
he can make it into the UFC, he can earn $10,000 for losing — so he starts
training for the role.
The movie features the
2002 song “Boom” by P.O.D, as well as tracks from the likes of Neil Diamond.
Boasting some great
cinematography during the fight scenes, the cinematographer here is Phil Meheux
— the same guy behind one of the best James Bond films, GoldenEye (1995).
Kevin James was a star
as usual. Somehow, you just end up liking him. Everyone else just strolls by,
except Henry Winkler (Fonzie, as he’s popularly known, if you’re familiar with
the 1970s sitcom Happy Days). Winkler I actually enjoyed.
Salma Hayek, again,
has settled for a movie that’s beneath her standard.
I won’t dash off to
the theaters to see this movie.
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