Adam Carolla’s movie The Hammer opens Friday, March 21st, on the west coast and in New York. My only issue is this isn’t Kafka in Brooklyn or Franz in San Fran. I will certainly buy the DVD, but I really hope to see a theatrical release here in the DFW area.
I’ve been a big Carolla fan for some time, as I’ve detailed elsewhere, but I can honestly say The Hammer’s trailer was very appealing. Something many movies aren’t these days, in my humble opinion. I, probably like many Carolla fans, am not a huge fan of the romantic comedy genre, but the trailer and other stuff from the website certainly sold me on the comedy and “achieving the dream” aspects. Being somewhat biographical of Carolla himself, it’s also a story of a lowly carpenter making good on his life’s dreams, something Carolla has literally done himself. Despite not being a professional or Olympic boxer his actual boxing skill comes across nicely, showing a side not yet addressed during his time on radio or TV.
If you are a fan of carpenter-achieves-dreams-in-truly-funny-romantic-comedy movies then The Hammer is for you; if you are enjoy any of those things you probably won’t regret the price of admission. Sure I’m biased, so check out the positive reviews by the real film critics: Hollywood Reporter and Village Voice. This isn’t another crappy "blockbuster" production puked out by another big studio, but a small independent work of love by a true comedic entertainer and simply put, that’s a good thing in my book.
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Looking forward to this one.
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