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  • 2012
  • PG
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2012
  • PG
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary Abigail Brooks has spent her lifetime trying to win an Olympic rowing medal, sacrificing friendship, love, and a "normal life" along the way. When she is named an alternate on the Olympic team she quits in haste. Defeated, Abi moves back home with her widowed, workaholic mother. Tension builds as Abi's mother urges her to "move on" from...

Directed By: Ben Hickernell

Written By: Sarah Megan Thomas

  • 2012
  • PG
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2012
  • PG
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 29 m

Backwards

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
43
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary Abigail Brooks has spent her lifetime trying to win an Olympic rowing medal, sacrificing friendship, love, and a "normal life" along the way. When she is named an alternate on the Olympic team she quits in haste. Defeated, Abi moves back home with her widowed, workaholic mother. Tension builds as Abi's mother urges her to "move on" from...

Directed By: Ben Hickernell

Written By: Sarah Megan Thomas

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
43
15% Positive
2 Reviews
62% Mixed
8 Reviews
23% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
43
15% Positive
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62% Mixed
8 Reviews
23% Negative
3 Reviews

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75
Sep 19, 2012
Thomas, credited as writer, producer, and executive producer, is the obvious auteur, orchestrating a star vehicle she lacks the screen presence to anchor.
By Sam Adams FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 27, 2012
A movie whose main virtue was its honesty ultimately lands in a place that feels canned and unsatisfying. But on the way there, Backwards isn't so bad.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 21, 2012
Director Ben Hickernell soft-pedals the material into a blandly feel-good dramedy. As Abigail's spirited young trainees, Alexandra Metz and Meredith Apfelbaum give Backwards their all, but can't row their way clear of its clichés.
By Sara Stewart FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 20, 2012
As her boss and boyfriend, an impressively good-natured James Van Der Beek adds a professional sheen to what otherwise feels like a vanity affair.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 19, 2012
Subplots are introduced only to be resolved within minutes, characters jettisoned at a moment's notice. Those who can't do, teach; those who settle apparently end up pretty happy.
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38
Sep 28, 2012
The biggest problem, then, is the characters who populate the film. For the most part, they're one-dimensional caricatures.
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25
Sep 18, 2012
Streamlines its busy set of plots and subplots into a 90-minute sprint, throughout which characters often confront and overcome their obstacles within the same scene.
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 User Ratings
3.9
14% Positive
1 Rating
57% Mixed
4 Ratings
29% Negative
2 Ratings

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User Score
Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 User Ratings
3.9
14% Positive
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57% Mixed
4 Ratings
29% Negative
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Production Company 13th Night Productions
Release Date Sep 21, 2012
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating PG
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Tagline Define Your Moment
Website http://backwardsthemovie.com/
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