The Hammer
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Movie Reviews of The Hammer
Movie Review: A Very Funny Movie With Lots of Heart
Summary: 5 Stars
The Hammer is one of the funniest and sweetest movies I've seen in a long time. The humor is clever and smart and a nice change of pace from recent big budget comedies that rely on stoner/male anatomy humor and gross out gags for easy laughs. Also, the love story is sweet and convincing as Adam and Heather Juergensen have great on-screen chemistry.
The DVD extras are plentiful and worth checking out. The commentary provided by Adam and writer Kevin Hench is very entertaining, and the deleted scenes will leave you scratching your head as to why they were cut, particularly the deleted La Brea Tar Pits scene which I thought was hilarious. The conversation with Ozzie and Adam is also great as Ozzie talks about his journey from being an EMT in Nicaragua to swinging a hammer with Adam in the San Fernando Valley.
You don't have to be an Adam Carolla fan to enjoy this movie, although you may walk away one after watching it.
Movie Review: A wonderful, watchable entertaining movie- Best you've seen in a long while
Summary: 5 Stars
Carolla and Juergensen have a hit here! The Hammer, loosely based on Adam Carolla's real life as a simple carpenter -- before the his top-rated morning radio show, before his turning-point friendship with now Tonight Show host Jimmy Kimmel, before The Man Show -- is an authentic view into the dreams, doubts and struggles of an average guy trying to make a better life for himself in the tough world of boxing without losing his ethics. Carolla's trademark wit will keep you laughing through the entire movie; the boxing scenes provide enough action for guys; Juergensen as the smart love interest hits just the right note; the entire film simply amuses, delights and charms. Buy This Classic Movie! You will love it regardless of whether you know who Carolla is. I just saw this movie Friday and can't stop smiling and recommending it. Mainstream reviews are uniformly positive; Ebert & gave it 2 thumbs way up!Movie Review: The postive results are legit this is a good movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I listen to Carolla on the radio every day and every guest compliments Adam on the Hammer. My first thought was they were a bunch of kiss ups and there was no way this unknown movie could be any good. Well my curiosity got the best of me and I bought the movie.
First the movie is low budget, but comes across as well produced independent. The movie appears to be shot on location at several areas and was well done. The acting was somewhat cheesey but Carolla is not a movie star and held his own.
The plot has been mentioned in every review and nothing to add. The movie is about a down and out carpenter who gets a chance to realize his dreams and change his life around. It is a feel good movie and worth your time and money. The guests were telling the truth the Hammer is a good movie, lets hope Mr. Carolla has an opportunity to do another movie.
Movie Review: Carolla Fans Dig In
Summary: 5 Stars
An excellent independent film by one of the most interesting personalities in radio and television and now on the big screen. Being a follower of the Adam Carolla radio show and his new podcast, this film has been so over-hyped by the man himself that I was expecting not only (admittedly low budget) comic gold but cinematic genius as well.
The good news is, he certainly didn't disappoint. It was a well-written and believable story filled with interesting characters and clever plot lines. Adam's ad-libbing was even better than expected and his love interest, played by Heather Jeurgensen, is cute, funny and poignant in all the right places. The cherry picking of quirks and pet peeves from the real life Adam Carolla really fleshed out the Ferro character and the use of Adam's personal handyman, Oswaldo Castillo, made for laughs throughout.
Movie Review: It was ACTUALLY a good movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
Anyone that has followed Adam Carolla's career will get the joke I made in the title. Some people compare this movie to Rocky because it is a boxing movie, I would compare it more to "Tin Cup", but with boxing instead of golf. It's a nice romantic comedy with good boxing scenes. We were woken up early by the daughter at 3am. She was up for the day, so I snuck one by the goalie, and talked the lady into finally seeing the movie. She might have liked the movie more than I did, and she hated Carolla. She was won over by it, and even was telling her friends to see the movie.
I hope Adam makes more movies. This movie came out in limited release right before Valentine's day. This would have been a good movie to come out right before Valentine's day. The guys would have loved the sports, and the ladies would have enjoyed the love story.