The Comeback Trail

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The Comeback Trail

Released Jul 23, 2021

1h 44m

Comedy

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Indebted to the mob, two movie producers try to save themselves by setting up an aging actor for an insurance scam.

Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

The Coen brothers would have worked wonders here, but the director and co-writer George Gallo (he co-wrote Bad Boys) drives everything into increasingly silly sight gags...

Rated: 2/5

Jun 22, 2021

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

I won't risk calling this movie a miracle, but if this year has left you in desperate need of a good laugh, look no further.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 21, 2020

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

It's a premise that could have produced a few laughs, but the chutzpah that went into Midnight Run has gone missing and everybody -- director and actors -- clearly feel they have to work very hard to make it hang together.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 11, 2020

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

The star-studded cast can’t save this incompetent would-be comedy that doesn’t even understand how movies are made.

Rated: 0.5/4

Jan 7, 2023

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Jane Freebury

The Canberra Times (Australia)

It's my hunch that the original was marginally more rewarding because expectations would have been lower without big name stars who agreed, for some reason or another, to take part in this remake.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2022

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

It almost works. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Oct 26, 2021

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Paul B

GASTLY movie. George Gallo needs to concentrate more on good story and less on finding roles for his inexperienced actor friends.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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Kashgar A

Loses steam in its third act. Needed to commit to one genre or the other instead of wavering between satire, comedy and angst. Still worth a watch and very well acted.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/23/24

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Minh N

De Niro's acting has gotten bad over the years. He has lines are terrible. Could it be the writers or his acting? Regardless, his character was useless and made this movie bad.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/29/24

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farah r

A couple of funny moments to make up for the silliness that fills The Comeback Trail despite having a cast of two brilliant actors.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Commedia che naviga costantemente tra il bizzarro e il ridicolo; fa un po' male al cuore vedere certi attori che, seppur divertendosi, si trovano ridotti a fare parti davvero poco consone al loro status. Non molto originale la trama, seppure qualche interessante spunto sulla vita intorno al set non manca. Qualche gag strappa dei sorrisi, alcune invece sono piuttosto imbarazzanti; comunque il tutto si svolge abbastanza velocemente da non annoiare oltremodo. Comunque visto il cast ci si aspettava qualcosa di più.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Una película de serie B que brilla por su excelente cast.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Synopsis

Indebted to the mob, two movie producers try to save themselves by setting up an aging actor for an insurance scam.

Director: George Gallo
Producer: Patrick Hibler, Joy Sirott Hurwitz, Phil Kim, David E. Ornston, Richard Salvatore, Julie Lott
Screenwriter: George Gallo, Josh Posner
Distributor: Cloudburst Entertainment
Production Co: Lucky 13 Productions, Don Kee Productions, March On Productions, Scoring Berlin, Alla Prima Productions, Rapid Farms Productions, StoryBoard Media, Ingenious Media, Sprockefeller Pictures, Living the Dream Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 23, 2021, Limited
Runtime: 1h 44m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1