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Metascore®25 out of 100 | Generally unfavorable reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 42
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott Tobias

    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. Read full review

  • 40
    The Hollywood Reporter | Frank Scheck

    Koechner tries hard, but ultimately scores few laughs except for when, like Ferrell, he bares his comically less than toned, fleshy body. Read full review

  • 40
    Los Angeles Times | Gene Seymour

    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." Read full review

  • 30
    Variety | Joe Leydon

    An exceptionally lame genre parody that plumbs depths of ineptitude heretofore charted only by the marginally less abysmal "Date Movie." Read full review

  • 30
    The New York Times | Matt Zoller Seitz

    The movie’s low aspirations are depressing because its best gags are agreeably demented. Read full review

  • 0
    Entertainment Weekly | Gregory Kirschling

    Probably the worst movie that's sludged across my professional eyeballs -- worse than "Daddy Day Camp," "Baby Geniuses 2," and "BloodRayne." Read full review

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