The Comeback Trail (2025): Poor Taste, Crass and a Remake

2025 sees the release of The Comeback Trail. A remake of the 1982 film of the same name. The film is in poor taste and crass.

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A ★★★½ review of The Comeback Trail (2020)

It’s 1974. Hollywood. Max Barber has a problem. He’s a Hollywood producer who has made an exploitation film called Killer Nuns that is being so protested that absolutely no one is going to see it. This is a big problem for the guy who financed the movie, Reggie Fontaine, to the tune of $350,000. Now Reggie wants his money back in 72 hours so Max needs to find a way to get the money. He could get the money by selling a script for a movie called Paradise which is guaranteed to be a best picture nominee or he can

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The Comeback Trail is now showing on Paramount+ with Showtime.

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‘The Comeback Trail’ Review: Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman Have the Time of Their Lives in a Showbiz Sabotage Comedy
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'The Comeback Trail' Review: Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones in Western Comedy

Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman have the time of their lives in 'The Comeback Trail,' a new comedy about an aging cowboy star.

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The Comeback Trail

Directed by George Gallo; starring Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Zach Braff, Morgan Freeman; adapted by George Gallo, Josh Posner

A washed-out producer sets up a movie to kill an aging movie star for the insurance money.

Remake of an 80s comedy that plays like “The Producers” meets Will E. Coyote.
Not wacky enough to truly deliver, its all-star cast manages to keep it entertaining.

Amazon Prime / Rating: C

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The Comeback Trail (2020)

Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.

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KINGS OF HOLLYWOOD – Weniger Satire als platte Komödie, ist die Besetzung um #RobertDeNiro, #MorganFreeman, #TommyLeeJones und @[email protected] kaum gefordert. Weder mutig, noch differenziert genug, ist das enttäuschend. Die Kritik: http://treffpunkt-kritik.de/?id=2198 @[email protected] #TheComebackTrail
Treffpunkt: Kritik - Kings of Hollywood [2020]

Filmkritik zu »Kings of Hollywood« auf Treffpunkt-Kritik.de: Weniger Satire als platte Komödie, ist die Besetzung kaum gefordert. Weder mutig, noch differenziert genug, ist das enttäuschend.

Ab heute im #Kino: KINGS OF HOLLYWOOD. Die Satire ist mit #RobertDeNiro, #MorganFreeman, #TommyLeeJones und @[email protected] gut besetzt, doch statt subtiler Spitzen wird hier meist leider absehbarer Klamauk serviert. Zur #Review: http://treffpunkt-kritik.de/?id=2198 @[email protected] #TheComebackTrail
Treffpunkt: Kritik - Kings of Hollywood [2020]

Filmkritik zu »Kings of Hollywood« auf Treffpunkt-Kritik.de: Weniger Satire als platte Komödie, ist die Besetzung kaum gefordert. Weder mutig, noch differenziert genug, ist das enttäuschend.

In KINGS OF HOLLYWOOD treffen sich #RobertDeNiro, @[email protected], #MorganFreeman und #TommyLeeJones. Die Satire auf das Hollywood der 1970er-Jahre könnte böse und vielschichtig sein. Ob das Remake gelungen ist, klärt unsere Kritik: http://treffpunkt-kritik.de/?id=2198 @[email protected] #TheComebackTrail
Treffpunkt: Kritik - Kings of Hollywood [2020]

Filmkritik zu »Kings of Hollywood« auf Treffpunkt-Kritik.de: Weniger Satire als platte Komödie, ist die Besetzung kaum gefordert. Weder mutig, noch differenziert genug, ist das enttäuschend.