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
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Touchback
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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42%
Tomatometer
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
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
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
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
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