Rebound

Rebound (2005)

  • 13% of critics liked it
    (89 reviews)

  • 51% of users liked it
    (51,991 ratings)

A man hoping to make his way back to the big time starts by heading back to middle school in this comedy. Roy McCormick (Martin Lawrence) is one of the most successful coaches in college basketball, but he's just as famous for his hair-trigger temper as he is for molding winning teams. When an… More

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Jon Lucas, Scott Moore, John Lucas
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 1, 2005 Wide
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Joshua Land, Village Voice

    Lawrence coasts on star power, genially sending up his bad-boy persona.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    ... a dumb, cookie-cutter sports movie that knows nothing about sports and even less about comedy.

  • Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

    A lazy, by-the-numbers vehicle.

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    With the bounceless Rebound, Martin Lawrence has managed the feat of transforming from razor-tongue Bad Boys comic into a cuddly Bill Cosby clone.

  • Ted Fry, Seattle Times

    This is a stupid movie.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Manu G


    A comedy where old school ...meets middle school Good movie. Basketball with kids is always fun and funny. I like sports movies specially basketball one's. This movie story was totally predictable but it was an entertaining film at least and the end was nice. The slow ref was… More

  • KJ P


    When I was 11 years old I thought it was good! But I know that I used to be a stupid little kid!

  • Dean M


    Hilarious! Precious film minutes are wasted as Martin Lawrence ho-hums the gig, Pace picks up when he puts his heart into transforming his geeky team into confident winners. Despite a few humour gaps, the film manages to entertain in large part because of the believability of the… More

  • Wildaly M


    I think this is a Martin Lawrence movie, right?

  • EightThirty .


    Cool fun for everyone ^_^

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