This one caught me by surprise.

Rating: 9/10 (21 October 2012)

I'm a comedian...and I can tend to be a bit of a harsh critic on comedy. I went in expecting your average cutesy family comedy. I left feeling like I'd seen an effing good movie.
HCTB has a ton of heart...something that has been scarce in the 2000's. Somewhere along the line filmmakers have just quit giving a damn about making the audience feel something good. There tends to be a lot of generic laughs in comedies these days a la D*** and poop jokes. The situational laugh...the one where we can put ourselves in the characters shoes and understand what they are feeling are scarce.
Kevin James is believable in this an unhappy teacher inspired to help a fellow friend. Granted....we have to suspend reality in the sense that he could become a fighter...but if you have a hard time suspending reality when watching a film you may want to stick to video games.
Henry Winkler is great and his vulnerability really plays on the screen. You immediately wish you had this guy as a teacher in high school....He's super charming and has several great laughs.
If you're looking for a feel good movie definitely check it out.