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This is quite a light movie about an underdog, a heavy, heavy underdog who goes after his bone with full energy, and the bone here Mixed Martial Arts!
Kevin James plays a high school biology teacher who wants to save the school's music classes from being scrapped by raising money by putting himself in the mixed martial art fighting ring and getting bashed up. But he ends up beating others up along the way and winning a lot of hearts because he is putting himself through all this it mainly to help the elderly music teacher who would be completely broke and in deep, deep soup. So reason isn't selfish, yet there are many hurdles along the way. Biggest is he is fat, and from fat to fit is a long way off.
The story isn't highly unique, it's like a light, funny Rocky type sports movie, but the quirky characters and Kevin James and his comic and action scenes make it quite entertaining.
This is for one of the days when you don't want anything heavy, not in the mood for something deep and meaningful and artistic. All of want is a gentle laugh and a good time with a feel good movie.
If this were a food item in some formal restaurant's menu, or a drink in a high class bar, this would be a cheese-burger in the former and beer in the latter. But good meaty burger, and a cold, frothy beer!
It's not got class appeal, but it's certainly got mass appeal, possibly because Kevin James massy body.
Add to that Salma Hayek who is being wooed by Kevin and other lovable characters you have some romance and matters of the heart too.
Quite worth a watch, when one is tired and doesn't want to exercise the grey cells too much. Let Kevin James do all the exercise, you just let your grey cells relax a little and enjoy this one.
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