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Fist Fight is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Richie Keen and written by Van Robichaux and Evan Susser. The film stars Ice Cube, Charlie Day, Tracy Morgan, Jillian Bell, Dean Norris, Christina Hendricks, and Dennis Haysbert.

Plot
On the last day before summer vacation, high school teacher Andy Campbell tries his best to keep it together amid senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration, and budget cuts that threaten his job. Things go from bad to worse when he crosses Ron Strickland, the school's toughest and most feared teacher. When Strickland gets fired, he challenges Campbell to a fight after school. As news of the showdown spreads like wildfire, poor Andy desperately seeks any way out of his date with certain doom.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) Poorly written story, making the whole story laughable.
 * 2) The infamous scene where Maggie and Andrew Campbell were at the school talent show and Andrew and Maggie were playing a song with I Don't F*ck with You song.
 * 3) Little-to-no good humor.
 * 4) There are some mean-spirited scenes throughout the movie.
 * 5) The plot is a rehash of the 80s movie Three O'Clock High
 * 6) The jokes didn't work.
 * 7) A continuity error: After revealing the "drawing" on the left side of the chalkboard, the board then shows writing in purple, then back to the drawing later in the day. If it was cleared to write notes, Campbell wouldn't have put the "drawing" back up later.
 * 8) Extremely idiotic, and irritating characters and many of them are unlikable.
 * 9) Laughable dialogues throughout the entire film.
 * 10) Horrible acting, especially from Ice Cube, and Charlie Day, and Tracy Morgan.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) There are some funny moments.
 * 2) The teacher fight scene between Strickland and Campbell was actually pretty cool.
 * 3) Passable soundtrack composed by Dominic Lewis.

Reception
Fist Fight received generally negative reviews from critics and audiences. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 24% based on 127 reviews and an average rating of 3.85/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Fist Fight boasts a surplus of comedic muscle but flails lazily, and far too few of its jokes land with enough force to register.". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 37 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.

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