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Actor: Adam Carolla, Harold "House" Moore, Heather Juergensen, Oswaldo Castillo, Tom QuinnBrand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
Cinematographer: Marco Fargnoli
Composer: John Swihart
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Weinstein Company
Movie Reviews of The Hammer
Movie Review: If you appreciate Adam Carolla, this movie is for you
Summary: 5 Stars
I absolutely loved this movie. Saw it in theaters out in Cali and bought it when it first came out. The first person I ran into who didn't appreciate the movie claimed to know who Carolla was and then complained about it not being funny. Turns out her was just being nonconfrontational and didn't want to say he did't want to see it. The movie is essentially just Adam being Adam and doing his typical rants and such, but the story line was actually interesting and developed well enough. Bottom line, if someone isn't an Adam Carolla fan, I wouldn't be shocked if they don't get/appreciate his humor.
Summary of The Hammer
When a former amateur boxer (Adam Carolla) loses his construction job, he gets a second chance at his dream when he is invited to try out for the U.S. Olympic Team.No, The Hammer is not the Fred Williamson story, but a surprisingly satisfying underdog sports movie and date movie; an unlikely genre combination, but The Hammer nails it. Adam Carolla, former co-host of The Man Show, stars as underachiever Jerry, just turned 40. A former Golden Gloves boxer (as was Carolla), he works as a construction worker/handyman and also teaches the sweet science at the local gym. You know the drill: Jerry gets fired after running afoul of his abusive boss; Jerry loses fed-up girlfriend; Jerry meets Lindsay (Heather Jurgensen), an idealistic public defender; Jerry impresses a coach and gets the chance to try out for the Olympic boxing team. But a deft touch makes The Hammer a contender. This is Carolla's first bout with leading man status, and, happily, he has the director of the "I Kissed a Girl" arthouse hit, Kissing Jessica Stein in his corner. The script makes effective use of Carolla's unpretentious screen presence, giving him ample opportunity to punch out some droll comic riffs while he pursues his second chance in the ring as well as Lindsay. Add to the mix a grudging friendship he develops with a cocky boxer whom the coach is grooming. The Hammer may not technically be a knockout, but it does go the distance. --Donald Liebenson
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