Here Comes the Boom
User Score
6.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 42
  3. Negative: 5 out of 42

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  1. gnomercyx
    Apr 26, 2013
    3
    In all the ways it should have excelled, it failed. The only parts I found funny were some of Rutten's moments and seeing Mayhem Miller. As a UFC fan, i absolutely hated the unrealistic, ignorant, and over-acted fighting scenes and also didn't like the fact that none of the main characters knew anything about UFC. Maybe I disliked it more than I should have, but looking at it as a movie in general, it was stupid and very cliche. And where the hell did the lighting crew go? A feel good movie with the darkest lighting possible? Yeah I say that this is, without a doubt, a PASS for all ages.… Expand
  2. Kenmei
    Oct 23, 2012
    2
    It's not very funny and the fact that the big turning point of the "final battle" between Kevin James' character and the actual MMA fighter was a move that you regularly see in MMA today really is very disappointing. I personally didn't have high hopes for this movie in the first place, fully expecting it to be just a feel good movie. However the movie came off as too corny and just poorly done. Bas Rutten's character was probably the best part of the movie as his bubbly, craziness was on full display. I love Bas and, as a huge MMA fan, his presence really added something to what was otherwise a dead, lifeless cash grab. Even MMA fans won't like this movie. Save your cash and go something else.… Collapse

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Metascore
40 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 26
  3. Negative: 5 out of 26
  1. Total Film
    Reviewed by: Ken McIntyre
    Nov 18, 2012
    40
    Cue 105 painful minutes of a fat guy getting punched in the face and falling down.
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  2. Arizona Republic
    Reviewed by: Barbara VanDenburgh
    Oct 23, 2012
    50
    Although it's not as bad as it could be, the film is still middle-of-the-road fare for comedy fans who are already firmly in James' corner, delivering the sort of brainless laughs that James is famous for. [18 Oct 2012]
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    Oct 17, 2012
    20
    "Here Comes the Bomb" would've been a more fitting title, but props to Henry Winkler for rising to the occasion and turning in a sweet, idealistic performance in a film that otherwise feels like a tawdry commercial for the UFC and MMA.
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