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Rebound (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 86

Fresh: 12

Rotten:74

Average Rating: 3.6/10

Consensus: Rebound ought to entertain its target audience, but there's nothing here for those who've seen The Bad News Bears or its countless derivatives.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for mild language and thematic elements

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jul 1, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $16,708,656

Synopsis: Coach Roy (MARTIN LAWRENCE) once was college basketball's top mastermind. But lately his attentions have been on his next endorsements, not on his next game. What's more, Roy's temper has run... Coach Roy (MARTIN LAWRENCE) once was college basketball's top mastermind. But lately his attentions have been on his next endorsements, not on his next game. What's more, Roy's temper has run amuck, leading to his being banned from college ball until he can "demonstrate compliance" – in other words, not explode every time he walks onto the court. Roy waits – and waits – for a suitable coaching offer, but he receives only one: a hastily scribbled fax from… members of the Mount Vernon Junior High School "Smelters"* basketball squad. Roy reluctantly accepts the "offer," hoping that a few weeks at the school will prove his good intentions and restore him to his high-living ways as a celebrated college coach. But when "old school" meets "middle school," Coach Roy doesn't know what hit him. The boys are hapless, possessing little athletic skill and virtually no grasp of the fundamentals of basketball. Roy's first game as the Smelters' coach sees the team losing 0-109. And it looks like things are going only downhill from there. That is, until Roy decides to teach his young charges some new concepts… like passing, rebounding, dribbling, and scoring. As Roy's coaching magic takes the Smelters to a new place – the winning side of the scoreboard – he finds something long thought lost: his love of the game. *smelter: one who is engaged in the smelting industry, melting or fusing ores in order to separate the metallic components. -- © 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: Martin Lawrence, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Breckin Meyer, Horatio Sanz

Starring: Martin Lawrence, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Breckin Meyer, Horatio Sanz, Patrick Warburton, Eddy Martin, Megan Mullally, Fred Stoller

Director: Steve Carr

Director: Steve Carr
Screenwriter: John Lucas, Scott Moore
Story: Edward Decter, John J. Strauss, William Wolff
Producer: Robert Simonds
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
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  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

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Even the teenaged misfit audiences to whom "Rebound" is targeted will lose patience with the film's uninspired gags and lazy writing.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
04/16/09
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
08/16/07
Dave Calhoun
Time Out New York

An adequate video babysitter, but kids and parents alike would have a better time simply rewatching The Bad News Bears.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International
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06/24/06
Time Out
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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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05/12/06
Jonathan Kiefer
Sacramento News & Review

Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if Rebound was written, shot, edited, and released over the course of ... let's be generous and say three weeks.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
12/10/05
Scott Weinberg
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12/06/05
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Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/26/05
AV Club

Will probably go down someplace in the cinema history books, as it is the first film in which star Martin Lawrence never goes "DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!"

Full Review Source: Mr. Brown's Movies | comment Comment
07/19/05
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies

Why would such a talent as Martin Lawrence make a totally useless, inane movie? I'm guessing that, as usual, money talks.

Full Review Source: KWQC-TV (Iowa) | comment Comment
07/14/05
Linda Cook
KWQC-TV (Iowa)

It took no fewer than five writers to come up with this dull, harmless re-tread of The Bad News Bears.

Full Review Source: Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) | comment Comment
07/13/05
Thomas Peyser
Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

Every cliche-filled line and plot element comes from other, better movies, so why not wait for the upcoming remake of "Bad News Bears"?

Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
07/09/05
Susan Granger
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07/09/05
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07/09/05
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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The low-scoring Rebound makes Martin Lawrence's upcoming sequel to Big Momma's House seem like a blessed event.

Full Review Source: Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) | comment Comment
07/08/05
John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

Exposure to Rebound will not require immediate medical attention – but you could say that about a plate of tofu. That doesn't mean there's any reason to seek it out.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
07/06/05
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

It’s a laugh-free exercise in moviemaking by numbers.

Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | comment Comment
07/06/05
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

Lawrence coasts on star power, genially sending up his bad-boy persona.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
07/06/05
Joshua Land
Village Voice
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The movie's bad, but at least it isn't aggressively annoying. It has puke jokes, but hey -- no farts! Put those quotes in your ads, 20th Century Fox.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
07/06/05
Eric D. Snider
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