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Actor: Adam Carolla, Harold "House" Moore, Heather Juergensen, Oswaldo Castillo, Tom QuinnBrand: Wellspring Media INC
Cinematographer: Marco Fargnoli
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: 81275
Studio: Weinstein Company
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- TV and radio funnyman Adam Carolla (The Man Show, The Adam Carolla Show) steps into the ring for this hilariously entertaining sports comedy. Carolla, a real-life former Golden Gloves slugger, plays Jerry "The Hammer" Ferro, a 40-year-old boxing washout turned construction worker. When a top trainer spots Jerry's still-lethal left hook, he gets a surprise shot at glory in the U.S. Olym
Movie Reviews of The Hammer
Movie Review: An endearing Adam Carolla? You bet! Here comes THE HAMMER
Summary: 5 Stars
- Coach Bell: "So what are you?"
- Ferro: "Well, up until two hours ago, I was a carpenter."
- Coach Bell: "So you still have your amateur status?"
- Ferro: "Not as a carpenter."
Who would've thunk it, that Adam Carolla could make a sweet little film like THE HAMMER? Carolla's a pretty funny guy, quick-witted and self-deprecating, so that the movie has its share of funny is a gimme - but, hey, that it would also have heart? I wasn't expecting that. Adam Carolla plays the down-and-out Jerry Ferro, an ex-Golden Gloves boxer and now a struggling unlicensed carpenter - although he holds evening boxing classes at the local gym. Jerry's 40th birthday drops like the hammer of doom, the same day landing him a scuffle with his boss which then loses him his construction gig and his fed-up girlfriend. But he gets a second shot at his boxing dream when he's invited to the Olympic boxing tryouts. Surprisingly, Jerry also gets a second shot at romance. All his life, Jerry has found ways to eff up his life. How's he gonna mess this one up?
THE HAMMER - Jerry Ferro's boxing nickname, not because he's a handyman but because of the pop in his left hand - is one of those innocuous-looking films you accidentally pause on while you're flipping thru channels but then end up sticking around for until the closing credits. Even though Carolla's character is an unmitigated slacker, this is a film which espouses that blue collar perspective. Even if the story itself is predictable, Carolla's low key yet spot-on performance drives the thing. I've never perceived him as the endearing sort, but as world-weary loser Jerry Ferro, Carolla right away pulls you into his corner. Me, I very quickly ended up caring what happens to Jerry Ferro. THE HAMMER is touted as a comedic underdog sports flick, but, thanks to Carolla and Heather Juergensen's chemistry, it's also a surprisingly touching romantic movie.
Carolla and the good-natured Oswaldo Castillo have been long time friends in real life and they do good things together in the film. The scenes with Jerry Ferro and his loyal best bud Ozzy (Castillo) are terrific and very funny and surprisingly heartfelt (and at this point I should probably stop using the word "surprisingly"). THE HAMMER is very funny, with much of the humor coming from Carolla's riffs and drily delivered one-liners. However, some of the situational comedy are gold, such as when the Hammer is already wrapped and gloved up but then needing to use the bathroom or the scene with the rousing "Eye of the Tiger" anthem playing on as Ferro keeps on hitting his alarm clock's snooze button. And word to the wise if you're a fan of the La Brea Tar Pits, Ferro relentlessly bags on that place on his day date with the public defender cutie ("The La Brea Tar Pits? Wow, this date's officially been downgraded to a field trip.").
Carolla used to be a carpenter and a boxing instructor so both fields are ably represented here. I must say that Adam Carolla is convincing as a has-been, aging boxer. And Jerry Ferro seems to be a cat who, even when immersed in the boxing world, still can't help but wax knowledgeable on all things home improvement-y. This even lands him in trouble with a power puncher named Malice Blake (real life pugilist Jeff Lacy who, by the way, used to be good but now needs to hang it up). Ferro's "toggle bolts" rant lands him in the squared circle with Malice, in which Ferro takes his lumps but then unleashes a left hook (or maybe it was a left cross) and knocks down Malice. As a longtime boxing fan, this scene is ironic to me because Jeff Lacy's nickname is "Left Hook." Anyway, it's his one punch pummelling of Malice which ushers Ferro back to the world of competitive boxing. I like that this film is riddled with plenty of feel-good underdog moments like that.
His ex-partner Jimmy Kimmel may have the higher profile, but Adam Carolla's no slouch in the wiseacre department. I've watched him regularly on the raunchy Man Show and listened to his popular radio show for a long while now (although, sadly, his radio show's gone kaput). Carolla's been on various television shows, but THE HAMMER is his first lead role on the big screen and he makes the most of it. If you want to see a funny movie that's more than just a funny movie, if you want to see another side of Adam Carolla - a more introspective side - and if you want to see a bit (not a lot, just a bit) of behind-the-scenes stuff in the world of the sweet science, then give THE HAMMER a try. I guarantee you'll stay the full round.
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