Kevin James is an oddity.
Most of his movies are crap and everything says that I should hate
him as much as I hate Adam Sandler, but I don't. There's just that
glimpse of a real human being behind his characters which makes it
near impossible for me to hate him. On this one he plays Scott Voss a
biology teacher who has lost all interest into teaching. One day the
principal announces that the school's music program needs to be shut
down as there's no money to run it. As Scott has become friends with
Marty (Henry Winkler), the music teacher, he won't allow that to
happen and while pondering on how to raise the needed money, he
decides to become a mixed martial arts fighter. Of course there's a
romance in there as well with the school nurse, played by Salma
Hayek. The movie is so predictable that I was constantly wondering
where have I seen this all before. But the predictability and the
formulaic nature of the movie didn't bother that much as it has a
nice warm hearted feel to it all. And the comedy wasn't just the
usual cheap laughs, there were some genuinely funny moments in there
as well. The cast was quite great, especially Henry Winkler was
brilliant, but Bas Rutten as the Dutch immigrant ex-MMA fighter
steals the show. Absolutely hilarious character and a great
performance by him. This movie is predictable and blandly agreeable
feel good entertainment, one of those movies that isn't worth seeking
out, but it won't do you any harm if you happen to stumble across it.
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