The Comeback Trail

R

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.

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Russ W

The potential this movie has seemed to have fallen out of the director's more so the writers' hands. The exciting cast could not save this poorly executed plot. I'd like to think De Niro and Jones hadn't the slightest clue what they had gotten themselves into.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/26/22

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Daniel B

Expecting great things 3 massive stars, but fell well short of my expectations. If you're expecting a hilarious take on 70s Hollywood film making, don't bother.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/24/22

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

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Silly as hell dark comedy that wrestles with some serious tone issues. At some points it's pitch-black nihilism, but then at others it's goofy slapstick. I just wish it were better able to marry those two. It does make some fun, stinging comments on the movie industry.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/22

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Kevin Maher

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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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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: Jason Allison, Jordan Bouderau, Ray Bouderau, Justin Calvillo, Andrea Chung, Elizabeth Costa de Beauregard Rose, Luke Daniels, Ghalib Datta, Joerg K. Fischer, Ryan R. Johnson, Franchesca Lantz
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
Rating: R (Some Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 23, 2021, Limited
Runtime: 1h 44m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)