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- 2007
- R
- Fox Atomic
- 1 h 47 m
- 2007
- R
- Fox Atomic
- 1 h 47 m
Summary The Comebacks is a comedy that spoofs the best inspirational sports movies ever made.
Directed By: Tom Brady
- 2007
- R
- Fox Atomic
- 1 h 47 m
- 2007
- R
- Fox Atomic
- 1 h 47 m
The Comebacks
25
3.3
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Summary The Comebacks is a comedy that spoofs the best inspirational sports movies ever made.
Directed By: Tom Brady
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
25
8% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
62% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
25
8% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
62% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
As dumb spoofs go, The Comebacks isn't bad. It takes almost every sports movie of the last five years ("Field of Dreams," too) and blends them into a single slapdash comedy.
Adhering to few solid comedic principles, The Comebacks swings wildly between lame movie references and slapstick, slightly less lame funny names (such as Aseel Tare, the running back who couldn't possibly be injured) and Airplane!-style spoof, and a few mildly amusing stabs at irony.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 22 User Ratings
3.3
23% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
14% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
64% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 22 User Ratings
3.3
23% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
14% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
64% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
You'll be goaded throughout The Comebacks to think of "Bend It Like Beckham," "Remember the Titans," "Rudy," "Hoosiers," "Field of Dreams" and their ilk. What you also think about is how much this stuff worked better in "Airplane!" or "Blazing Saddles."
The movie’s low aspirations are depressing because its best gags are agreeably demented.
An exceptionally lame genre parody that plumbs depths of ineptitude heretofore charted only by the marginally less abysmal "Date Movie."
It’s too bad the filmmakers didn’t have a longer view of film history, though; maybe their jokes would have been more interesting if they’d been aimed at, say, "Somebody Up There Likes Me" or "The Pride of the Yankees."
Probably the worst movie that's sludged across my professional eyeballs -- worse than "Daddy Day Camp," "Baby Geniuses 2," and "BloodRayne."
Yea, I thought this was funny maybe the first 3 times I saw it (It's re run A LOT on daytime television, which is a testament to it's poor quality) and I mean there were parts I laughed at, David Koechner is average. The 4th time I saw it, I was so bored I almost fell asleep, other than a couple funny moments, The Comebacks jokes are bland and mostly unfunny and repititve. There are a few funny moments, but other than that, The Comebacks has nothing else going for it.
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Compared to other spoof movies, It was pretty good. A few funny scenes in it and does a good job parodying things as well. However the film features a lot of stupid parts and that ruined the film.
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Production Company
Fox Atomic,
Tapestry Films
Release Date Oct 19, 2007
Duration 1 h 47 m
Rating R
Tagline Keep your eye on the ball.
Awards
World Stunt Awards
• 1 Nomination
