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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsOnce it gets going and commits to its time-worn inspirational formula, it's not half-bad.
- 60Boxoffice MagazineAmy NicholsonBoxoffice MagazineAmy NicholsonLike James in the ring, it doesn't pack a lot of power, but it comes out swinging and sweats for applause.
- 50Boston GlobeJanice PageBoston GlobeJanice PageKevin James's latest comedy doesn't promise any bing or bang, only boom. Take it at its word.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumA cloddish, harmlessly drecky comedy from the Sandler factory of crude mush.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierAll banality, though it delivers some goodwill even as it pulls a muscle trying to get its premise going.
- 40Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonBoom was produced under the auspices of pal Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions, which has a tendency toward broad-comic morality tales and multiplex populism that often shades into remedial-level pandering.
- 33The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinHere Comes The Boom seems to have made it from the pitch stage - Kevin James does MMA to save his school or something! - to the big screen without an iota of inspiration, ambition, or personality seeping in at any juncture.
- 0Slant MagazineSlant MagazineAs a comedy, the film aims low and manages to miss the mark entirely.