Hit - Starring Adam Carolla, Oswaldo Castillo, Heather Juergensen
Jerry Ferro’s (Carolla) 40th birthday has caused him to reevaluate his life goals. Once a promising boxer, Jerry returns to the ring to see if he still has a chance at making a name for himself. While persuing newfound life goals, he ends up falling in love.
The reviews for this movie came in before I was able to see it, and they were all correct. Ebert and Roper called it one of the “Three to See,” and it was worth paying to see it in theatres.
Luckily I was able to see this film at a local theatre, and it was a good thing that I saw it when I did, because one week later it was no longer available for that theatre. My husband and I ended up going because we heard on the Adam Carolla morning show that he was going to be appearing at the theatre to answer questions about the film and to introduce the last showing. I was surprised when there was not a sold out crowd for both showings but it was nice to talk with Adam in a smaller setting.
His dedication for the film is amazing as he put up the money to be able to have the film come to theatres for a limited engagement.
This film is one of the better films that I have seen this year because of the amount of heart put into the film. You can tell this is a labor of love from the beginning to the end. I feel we don’t see enough films like this these days.
To keep this review short I will only talk about my favorite scene which is the one where Jerry is wearing headphones while jumping rope. We can sometimes hear the music he is listening to, but then it cuts to how others perceive him when they cannot hear the music. This contrast made for one of the funniest scenes I have seen in a long time. Nice work!
Bottom Line: If it is playing in a theatre near you, you should go see it. Otherwise, put it on your list of movies to see on DVD. I will absolutely be purchasing this film when it comes out.
Comedy
Rated R for brief language. (Which is rather surprising because it didn’t seem like an R rated film)
Running Time: 1 hour 28 minutes
