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Earnestness and obviousness compete for supremacy early on in Don Handfield's film, with the latter fully in front; happily, earnestness stages a comeback by the end. Apr 19, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Earnestness and obviousness compete for supremacy early on in Don Handfield's film, with the latter fully in front; happily, earnestness stages a comeback by the end.
Bill Goodykoontz
A lightweight and overlong feel-good drama that plays like a mashup of It's a Wonderful Life and Friday Night Lights. Apr 16, 2012
A lightweight and overlong feel-good drama that plays like a mashup of It's a Wonderful Life and Friday Night Lights.
Joe Leydon
Are any of them alone reason enough to sit through two hours of warmed-over life lessons? Not particularly, but it should be said that the cast and crew have made a fair stride towards redeeming earnest low-budget filmmaking of this ilk... Apr 13, 2012 | Full Review…
Are any of them alone reason enough to sit through two hours of warmed-over life lessons? Not particularly, but it should be said that the cast and crew have made a fair stride towards redeeming earnest low-budget filmmaking of this ilk...
William Goss
If George Bailey had been a high school football hero, It's a Wonderful Life might have been a little like Touchback. Apr 12, 2012 | Rating: B | Full Review…
If George Bailey had been a high school football hero, It's a Wonderful Life might have been a little like Touchback.
David Martindale
Touchback takes a handoff from Peggy Sue Got Married and It's A Wonderful Life and runs it up the middle for a modest gain. Apr 12, 2012 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
Touchback takes a handoff from Peggy Sue Got Married and It's A Wonderful Life and runs it up the middle for a modest gain.
Sam Adams
Touchback is a sweet family film that ultimately lacks enough insight into the main character's thought process as he struggles to make a decision that could change his life. Jan 16, 2013 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
Touchback is a sweet family film that ultimately lacks enough insight into the main character's thought process as he struggles to make a decision that could change his life.
Jeff Beck
[I]t's not a bad film. It just needed a little trimming and a little work on the ending. Sep 16, 2012 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
[I]t's not a bad film. It just needed a little trimming and a little work on the ending.
Touchback isn't a bad movie, aside from the makeup effects that look like someone just shoved a pillow down Bryan Presley's shirt. It's just an unconvincing one. Sep 7, 2012 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…
Touchback isn't a bad movie, aside from the makeup effects that look like someone just shoved a pillow down Bryan Presley's shirt. It's just an unconvincing one.
William Bibbiani
Former jock gets second chance in uplifting (albeit cliched) sports drama. Apr 16, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Former jock gets second chance in uplifting (albeit cliched) sports drama.
S. Jhoanna Robledo
Ultimately it's too sentimental to have the desired emotional impact. Apr 13, 2012 | Full Review…
Ultimately it's too sentimental to have the desired emotional impact.
Todd Jorgenson
It's flawed but amiable, leading with its heart to tell a simple tale of refreshed consciousness, blended with a little touch of fantasy to give the material a comforting lift. Apr 13, 2012 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
It's flawed but amiable, leading with its heart to tell a simple tale of refreshed consciousness, blended with a little touch of fantasy to give the material a comforting lift.
Brian Orndorf
Touchback may accurately be called cornball hokum by some, but it's nevertheless a well-made film filled with heart and soul (and Snake Plissken). Apr 13, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Touchback may accurately be called cornball hokum by some, but it's nevertheless a well-made film filled with heart and soul (and Snake Plissken).
Marc Savlov
The trailer of the film looks like a touchdown, but the film itself is a fumble. I felt like I have seen this type of film done before a bunch of times. It reminded me of movies like Mr. Destiny, 17 Again, The Family Man, and Click to name a few. Those films are better than this one. This one is too predictable. Also, they should have casted 2 actors to play the same roles. Meaning they should have casted a younger actor to play the high school version and casted an older actor to play the older version of the character. I thought the make up to make some of the actors look older, were terrible and fake. Kurt Russell looks like he is doing a bad copy of his character from the movie Miracle. He was better in that, than this film.
Super Reviewer
Nice touching family movie.
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