Touchback
April 2012
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Bill Goodykoontz
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.
Joe Leydon
A lightweight and overlong feel-good drama that plays like a mashup of It's a Wonderful Life and Friday Night Lights.
William Goss
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...
David Martindale
If George Bailey had been a high school football hero, It's a Wonderful Life might have been a little like Touchback.
Sam Adams
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.
David Nix
A Diamond in the Rough Every once in a blue moon, some no-name movie comes across my DVD player that completely takes me back. By the plot summary, I wasn't very interested. But rented this movie only because my dad requested. Boy, what a pick. By the end of the movie, I felt so blessed to have my wife, my 3 beautiful daughters, and my life as I have it now. This movie changed the way I see myself and how unappreciative I've been over the past year. I believe you would see and feel about the same after watching this.
Critic reviews
Bill Goodykoontz
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.
Joe Leydon
A lightweight and overlong feel-good drama that plays like a mashup of It's a Wonderful Life and Friday Night Lights.
William Goss
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...
David Martindale
If George Bailey had been a high school football hero, It's a Wonderful Life might have been a little like Touchback.
Sam Adams
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.
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A Diamond in the Rough Every once in a blue moon, some no-name movie comes across my DVD player that completely takes me back. By the plot summary, I wasn't very interested. But rented this movie only because my dad requested. Boy, what a pick. By the end of the movie, I felt so blessed to have my wife, my 3 beautiful daughters, and my life as I have it now. This movie changed the way I see myself and how unappreciative I've been over the past year. I believe you would see and feel about the same after watching this.
Cast and credits
Actors | Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Marc Blucas, Melanie Lynsky, Sarah Wright, Christine Lahti |
Producers | George Furla, Randall Emmett, Shannon Gardner, Derek Beumer, Michael Corso, Anthony Gudas, Brian Presley |
Director | Don Handfield |
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Run time
120 minutes
Rating
PG-13
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