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Plot:
Jerry Ferro's 40th birthday has brought his life into sharp relief and it's not a pretty picture. A once-promising amateur boxer -- who quit so he wouldn't risk his perfect record of underachievement ...( read more 
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Recent Reviews
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The movie is very predictable but there is so much heart in the thing that you don't really care and you just enjoy the ride.
Carolla is funny as the carpenter turned boxer and I would watch any other movie he makes without question. -
MCT:August 17, 2008Definitely for fans of Adam Carolla "The Man Show". Very Light hearted entertainment and if you enjoy Carollas dry sense of humour than this is worth a watch. He was actually quit convincing in his role ( as himself really!!!) and enjoyed the cast around him. Just a fun, light film and not sure why its R rated! I had good little chuckle throughout this film.
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MCT:August 14, 2008
If you're not a fan of Adam Carolla, you may not like this one as he's basically playing himself. BUT, this is the toned-down, laid back Carolla, only one big rant, and that one's pretty darn funny as he lambasts another boxer's driving skills. Otherwise, Carolla's on his best behavior and he does a good job playing himself. The camaraderie between him and his friend Ozzie and his riffs on subjects like dating and the La Brea Tar Pits (and dates at the La Brea Tar Pits) are great. No real surprises in this one, but it's a funny, leisurely, pleasant movie. Not gut-busting hilarious, but still consistently funny.
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MCT:August 6, 2008
I love my Adam. Not just that. I love that it was a low budget film, yet it still told a beautiful story.
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MCT:July 10, 2008Adam Carolla plays a boxer turned contractor turned boxer in this comedy that turned out to be better than you expect- just not by much.
Carolla's character, Jerry Ferro, happens to fall into the quest to become a member of the 2008 Olympic boxing team: at the age of 40.
With a film like this you almost groan about how predictable it's going to be- and it is. But there are certain surprises along the way that keep you from remember other boxing films you could be watching right now, like Mandingo. It's a film that's a little above average, but in a world with crap, that could be as good as five stars. -
MCT:July 9, 2008
As I sat there listening to Jerry babble on and on in construction lingo, I thought to myself, "Oh, yes. This one was definitely written by Adam Carolla." Don't get me wrong! I mean. That's a good thing! I really liked Carolla's style. It gave the film a very genuine, comfortable, down-to-earth type of feeling. Why the R rating, though? This movie was pretty tame, if you ask me. Regardless, it was a fun watch - with plenty of laughs!
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MCT:July 7, 2008I'm a fan of Adam Carolla. Many of his lines in this are funny, the rest is just a mostly predictable story, and low budget "advanced film" feel.
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MCT:July 6, 2008
Its a really nice low key feel good character based comedy, I defy you to watch it and not have that warm glowing emotion thing running through your veins.
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MCT:July 2, 2008
This was a very well written comedy by Carolla. The script and dialogue didn't feel like it was forced. The actors seemed to really feel comfortable with what they were trying to portray on screen. It really felt like everyday individuals having regular conversations. I was expecting gross humor from Carolla like from the Man Show but what Carolla gives were good lines best friends tell each other.
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MCT:June 30, 2008
Prepare to be pleasantly surprised.
This movie was really so much better than I expected that it almost earned higher than four stars for being such a sleeper gem.
Adam Carolla, not particularly well-known for being subtle or sensitive shows a facet of his talent that, until now, remained relatively untapped.
A heartfelt story of a man turning 40 who has turned his back on his dreams. In no way pretentious or unfathomable he gets a shot just as everything in his life has sped towards its nadir.
As Carollla notes in the film, he has always been that guy who has given 95%, but never more (or as he put it "75%, I'm just giving you an extra 20). What happens this time?
Well...I won't give it away, but what I will note is that this movie has a great feel about it.
The characters are accessible. The humor is fantastic (sometimes belly-laughing). The acting is just right and never in your face. The story is really well-done.
I did not expect such a great comedic charge from Carolla of "The Man Show" fame. One would expect bawdy, racy humor without a touch of subtlety, but that simply is not so in this film.
The supporting cast is great. When Carolla does some riffing (and he does) he will have you holding your sides, but again it is not so over the top that it becomes a one man stand-up.
You will laugh. You will be touched. You may even be inspired in all sorts of ways.
I simply cannot say enough about what a surprise this one was.
Watch this as soon as you can. I hope to find it and add it to my collection. -
MCT:June 24, 2008
incredibly charming little boxing movie, with Carolla dropping one liners like Chevy Chase in the 80's.
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MCT:April 1, 2008
I really enjoyed this. It's the way a comedy should be. No pratfalls, no fart jokes, the romance plot doesn't get in the way and it takes place in a realistic world (unlike Will Ferell comedies). It's pure verbal comedy. I might be biased because I really like Adam Carolla. He has a Bill Murray type of humor about him that's refreshing. A sleeper hit for me.
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MCT:March 21, 2008Adam Corollas first feature film "The Hammer" might come the closest to matching the tone of the original "Rocky."
I never would have guessed that Adam Carolla, the politically incorrect radio and TV Man show goof, could hold his own in a movie, but here's "The Hammer" to prove me wrong. the picture is a funny and unpretentious example of the aging-ex-boxer-steps-back-in-the-ring genre, and Carolla is good as a sad-sack regular joe who goes for a second shot in life.
The film hardly could be credited with breaking any "rocky" ground, but it has a charm, much like its leading actor. Adam Carolla, who also provided the original story, stars as Jerry Ferro, a construction worker who has just turned 40 and feels his life slipping away.
The movie, which has made the rounds on the festival circuit, thats were i saw a screening .. this will never become a blockbuster, but it will please Carolla fans an audiences who manage to catch it.
The script by Kevin Hench actually has a lot of snappy dialogue. Jerry is more of a wit than Rocky Balboa, and he enjoys trading barbs with his co-worker Ozzie (Oswaldo Castillo), as well as his fellow boxers. Director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld ("Kissing Jessica Stein") isn't much of a visual stylist, but he keeps the action moving swiftly, and he works smoothly with the actors.
Like the original "Rocky," the movie ends with a defeat that is really a victory, and this low-key finale proves to be a lot more satisfying than the bombast that infects most sports movies. If "Hammer" doesn't quite pack a wallop, it's a funny, engaging, loping journey along the sidelines of the sporting life.
And that worked for me. Hope you have time to see it this weekend
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