I like Kevin James, but I don’t like Here Comes the Boom (2012).
It’s an inspirational comedy starring and co-written by James, and, although the comedy is reasonably funny, the inspirational content is spurious and ridiculous. Sometimes I thought the movie was simply an excuse for showing a man getting pummeled in a mixed martial arts ring. That goes on before we’re pummeled by inspiration.
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Now for a year-end list. The best films I saw in 2012 are, in no particular order: Bernie, Lincoln, Moonrise Kingdom, Damsels in Distress, Chronicle, and probably Silver Linings Playbook. Honorable mention: Atlas Shrugged Part 2 and The Avengers.
