On his 40th birthday, chronic underachiever Jerry Ferro (Adam Carolla) loses his carpentry job and his girlfriend. However, all is not lost; a famous boxing coach (Tom Quinn) spies him sparring at the local gym and offers him the chance to train for a spot on the U.S. Olympic boxing team.
carpenter, boxer, lawyer, coach, amusing, spirited, los angeles, phoenix, boxing ring, boxing, overcoming the odds, new romance, aging, olympic games, underdog, rise, sacrifice, 2000s
The Hammer could have become a typically sappy sports flick, but [Adam Carolla] filled it with enough of his trademark humor to keep things fresh even with plotting that isn't groundbreaking."
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