Film Review: Report Card on ‘Fist Fight’ is a Failing Grade

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CHICAGO – “Fist Fight” is such a thin premise it can’t even sustain its own two minute trailer, much less a feature length film. That premise, what there is of it, is simple – English teacher (Charlie Day) and History Teacher (Ice Cube) get involved in an altercation with a student on the last day of class, at a failing high school known for senior pranks. Teacher Ice Cube gets fired, and blames Charlie Day. So they act like children and settle their differences with a fist fight outside.

HollywoodChicago.com Oscarman rating: 0.0/5.0
Rating: 0.0/5.0

And that’s it. The entire running time is spent with Ice Cube glowering, and Charlie Day sputtering about trying to avoid the impending beatdown. There have been a lot of crappy studio comedies over the past few years, but this one stands out as something you can imagine even Adam Sandler turning down because of its shoddiness.

The film has no basis in reality, and doesn’t even come up with its own zany alternate reality. It’s just lazy and haphazardly slapped together hoping that a few extra F-Bombs will save the day. This is the type of movie where Charlie Day can make two trips to the Apple Store, makes attempts to buy drugs, attempts to plant drugs on Ice Cube, gets arrested, and is released all in the course of a single school day, without anyone noticing he’s gone.

”Fist Fight” opens everywhere on February 17th. Featuring Charlie Day, Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, Jillian Bell, Christina Hendricks, Kumail Nanjiani and Dennis Haysbert. Screenplay by Van Robichaux and Evan Susser. Directed by Richie Keen. Rated “R”

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Confrontation: Charlie Day and Ice Cube in ‘Fist Fight’
Photo credit: Warner Bros.

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