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Pleasantly Surprised! Fun Capraesque Feel Good Film!

posted 12 years ago by DUKEJBM
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Yep, I said it.

I wanted to go see Agro today but the show times couldn't line up for my schedule. So, I rolled my eyes and settled for this film. Maybe it was the fact I had VERY low expectations but I found this movie to be a very pleasant surprise.

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. It’s a good old fashion feel good film with a message. Dare I say Capraesque? I wouldn't even classify this as a comedy. It’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 that’s not necessarily a bad thing. One thing is for sure, Salma Hayek is the hottest “Adrian” type love interest to ever play in this type of film. She’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.

This is a pure throwback non-offensive family film that delivers the right amount of sentiment and feel good cheese if you're in the mood for that sort of thing.

[–] cypher_amereiz 12 years ago

Agreed. I was excited for this, because I'm a huge MMA fan, and it was a great feel good movie. His final walk out to the ring is a very sweet scene. Sometimes all I need is something that makes me smile. I work running kids programs at my local YMCA and I assistant instruct at a judo club. I'm highly motivated today after seeing this last night

[–] bilsnod 12 years ago

That last fight scene had me on the edge of my seat!

[–] knowtheartist 12 years ago

"Capraesque"? I'm a sucker for that type of film. Maybe I really should check out Here Comes the Boom.

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[–] voidosity 12 years ago

The scene where he fights the irish guy had me in tears because of the way it ended.

[–] DUKEJBM 12 years ago

Yeah, even that played well even though they pushed it a bit far.

[–] hollywoodpsychic 12 years ago

I agree. The movie has heart and that goes a long way with me. Sure, it's pure formula, but the formula totally works in this case. I laughed a lot but I found myself also totally invested in the drama. What a surprising movie, especially after Zookeeper!

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[–] Taylorfirst1 12 years ago

Agreed. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The quality certainly was not on the level of Capra, but what is? This was an entertaining feel good movie. I highly recommend it.

[–] DUKEJBM 12 years ago

The term fits but I agree, no where near the same league.

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