The Hammer (2007)
10/10
Great and Funny Film
13 March 2011
Follows a character based on Adam Carolla (my favorite comedian) played by Adam Carolla, and the movie takes a lot of references from his life as a carpenter and a boxing instructor. After he was recently fired and kicked out of his girlfriend's apartment, Adam decides try out for the Olympics Boxing, and as old as he is, he was quite an anomaly , but surprisingly talented ( a long left). He meets new friends and a girl, and life goes pretty well as he trains for the Olympic tryouts. The thing I love about this movie is that it's actually funny and sincere, with actual good insightful jokes and not just hijinks.

As much as I love Adam Carolla, he's not exactly the most talented of actors, he's stoic and sincere, but if you consider that to be part of his character, you'll get use to it. He has great comedic timing and execution. His type of comedy might not be for everyone, but do not be mistaken to think that this is The Man Show kind of humor, it isn't that Adam Carolla. This comedy borders into a romantic comedy genre without going overboard. Adam's rants and jokes are smart and refreshing.

I am fairly biased since I've been listening to Adam's podcast since it started, but I have no doubt that this is a great and funny film.
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