A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no "I" in "team"!
The dialogue in The Comebacks is bereft of lines that trigger even a snicker.
– Jennie Punter,
Globe and Mail,
22 Oct 2007
rotten:
Sports fans (including those with old head injuries) are likely to cheer. The rest of us may just go for the long pass.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
22 Oct 2007
rotten:
There is no I in "team," but there are three in "idiotic." And idiotic more or less describes the appeal of The Comebacks, a so-stupid-it's-funny spoof of inspirational sports dramas.
– John Monaghan,
Detroit Free Press,
22 Oct 2007
rotten:
The Comebacks is probably the worst movie that's sludged across my professional eyeballs -- worse than Daddy Day Camp, Baby Geniuses 2, and BloodRayne.
– Gregory Kirschling,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct 2007
rotten:
Someone should tell these guys you can't score a touchdown throwing lateral passes.