Not quite a knockout...

Rating: 5/10 (28 November 2012)

I never truly was a fan of Kevin James, back when he was the "King of Queens", but ever since he synched up with Sandler, he's been doing some fun movies. My favorite of all he's done, was "Paul Blart". But here, James isn't such a fun character. He's got heart and determination to save his school's extra-curriculars, and that's good, but he's kind of crotchety and grumpy. Yes, he's know for jokes like pratfalls and screaming at people for laughs, but... unfortunately there wern't many in this movie. I appreciate the effort he put into this movie, because there was a lot of work he had to do for this role, but it just didn't work out. If you're a fan of MMA, and like your comedy light, this might be the movie for you. If you're a kid, you might not be interested, or the MMA action might be too much for you. I remember seeing this film advertised on Cartoon Network, but the audience for this movie isn't exactly kids. It's not inappropriate, just rough...and tough. So I'm not sure exactly who this movie *is* for? Teens maybe. (They sure didn't flock to this film.) It is good to see Salma Hayek and Henry Winkler in fairly big roles. They're enjoyable actors regardless of material. My vote, this might be worth a rent depending on what interests you about this movie, but it's not worth paying 10-20 bucks for. 5/10