Das Schwergewicht (2012)

Das Schwergewicht: Directed by Frank Coraci. With Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, Greg Germann. A high-school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extracurricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.

“High art this is not but anyone that expects high level stuff from a movie with this premise is not watching it with the right frame of mind. Itu0026#39;s a good old fashion feel good film with a message. Dare I say Capraesque? I wouldnu0026#39;t even classify this as a comedy. Itu0026#39;s a fantasy of goodwill film that induces plenty of smiles and packs heart. Kevin James is perfect in the lead and his common man qualities play extremely well here. They lean on the Rocky formula a lot but thatu0026#39;s not necessarily a bad thing. One thing is for sure, Salma Hayek is the hottest u0026quot;Adrianu0026quot; type love interest to ever play in this type of film. Sheu0026#39;s amazing throughout. A warm shout out to Henry Winkler who is also perfectly cast as the somewhat eccentric music teacher with the heart of gold.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA wonderful surprise that I enjoyed very much.”