Street Date: June 24

Official Synopsis:
In THE HAMMER, Adam Carolla plays Jerry Ferro, a man who has reached his 40th birthday but he still has plenty of fight in him. After getting fired from his construction job, Jerry decides to get back in the game with a return to his original love: boxing. This comeback comedy also stars Heather Juergensen and is directed by the actress`s KISSING JESSICA STEIN helmer, Charles Herman-Wurmfeld.
  
Our Take:
The Hammer is a movie where, if Adam Carolla had been a big name star like Will Ferrell, it would have been in theaters in a heartbeat. The movie has kind of a silly premise but despite it all Carolla manages to carry this film to great lengths and keeps me laughing aloud the entire time.

I bring up Will Ferrell for no other reason than to say that this movie could have been a huge hit in theaters. And while Carolla is a lesser name (and someone most of us guys have loved since The Man Show) he isn’t enough to convince the studios to put out a movie about him playing an aging boxer who’s giving a last shot at getting into the 2008 Olympics.

Whenever I look at Carolla, all I can think about is how un-athletic he looks. He’s a slouch, slow moving, and just kind of doofy in general. Then I come to learn that in actuality he was a Golden Gloves slugger before he ever entertained us as a TV personality. Who knew?

Special features include:

* Deleted Scenes (9 minutes).

* Outtakes (5 minutes).

* Commentary by Actor/Writer/Executive Producer Adam Carolla and Writer/Co-Producer Kevin Hench.

* A Conversation With Adam & Ozzie (17 minutes) – Adam and his onscreen sidekick have a chat.

* Behind-The-Scenes Promotional Segments (10 minutes) – Six short segments.

* Ozzie’s ADR Session (2 minutes) – The guy can barely talk, it’s pretty ridiculous.

I went into The Hammer fairly excited to see Adam Carolla again after all these years but I came out of it realizing that he is way funnier than I ever gave him credit for. Carolla carries this movie with ease and it’s a must watch for everyone out there.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Overall Picture:
Movie: A-
DVD: B+

- Landen Chase Pelish
Staff Writer