Touchback
Drama, Family, Fantasy
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2011
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A former high-school football star loses his shot at a college scholarship due to a devastating gridiron injury, but gets a second chance at living his dream.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
118 min
Release date:
13 Apr 2011
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$204,232
Awards:
1 win total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
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,
Arizona Republic,
19 Apr 2012
rotten:
A lightweight and overlong feel-good drama that plays like a mashup of It's a Wonderful Life and Friday Night Lights.
– Joe Leydon,
Variety,
16 Apr 2012
rotten:
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,
Film.com,
13 Apr 2012
fresh:
If George Bailey had been a high school football hero, It's a Wonderful Life might have been a little like Touchback.
– David Martindale,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Apr 2012
rotten:
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,
AV Club,
12 Apr 2012