The GuardianKevin James takes umpteen hits to the plums in this formulaic teacher-turns-MMA fighter knock-off
Chicago TribuneOnce it gets going and commits to its time-worn inspirational formula, it's not half-bad.
New York Daily NewsHere Comes the Boom is all banality, though it delivers some goodwill even as it pulls a muscle trying to get its premise go...
The Boston GlobeIt delivers repeated blows - to the abdomen, to the head, and to the groin, but not often enough to the funny bone.
USA TodayHere Comes the Boom telegraphs every punch in its arsenal, but when the comedy connects, it can deliver with funny force.
Los Angeles TimesThe film works hard at its inoffensiveness. Throughout, jokes are left on the table, setups never pay off in any significant...
San Francisco ChronicleCage fighting is not inherently funny. In fact, it's the opposite of funny, something like cock fighting only with people, a...
Washington PostFor the most part, Boom lazily follows Adam Sandler's proven recipe for box-office success.
New York PostHere Comes the Boom is low on raunch but even lower on laughs. It also looks like half the lighting crew failed to show up.
Entertainment WeeklyHere Comes the Boom, a cloddish, harmlessly drecky comedy from the Sandler factory of crude mush, is about a Boston high-sch...
ReelViewsHere Comes the Boom is a mash-up of two popular genres: the sports movie and the teacher-making-a-difference movie.
JobloWhile I still don't really find James particularly funny, HERE COMES THE BOOM reveals there's more to him than you'd think g...
Film FractureIn Here Comes The Boom you laugh, you get emotional, and most of all you leave knowing that this comedy actually has somethi...
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Partial Film Information
Director: Frank Coraci
Writer: Allan Loeb
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler
Release: October 12, 2012
Writer: Allan Loeb
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler
Release: October 12, 2012
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