The Comeback Trail (2020) [บรรยายไทยแปลปรับจากกูเกิ้ล]

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The central gag in The Comeback Trail works well and the performances are a hoot, yet an underwhelming third act results in a Hollywood satire that runs out of steam.




 

Woulda, coulda, shoulda. The Comeback Trail had all kinds of potential to be something great. Perhaps it was the cast of legendary Oscar winners Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, and Morgan Freeman that raised expectations. Or maybe it was the reunion of De Niro and Midnight Run writer George Gallo (who also directs). Regardless, there is no denying The Comeback Trail should have been a contender, but instead limps across the finish line like a runner who gassed out too early in the race.

De Niro stars as Max Barber, a producer of exploitation drivel who, along with his nephew and producer partner Walter Creason, finds himself in deep debt to ruthless gangster Reggie Fontaine. When a desperate Max concocts a scam to kill off his next leading man and cash-in on the insurance, the unbeknownst would-be-victim is found in Duke Montana (Tommy Lee Jones), a hard drinking and suicidal former western star. Old Duke, however, proves to be unkillable.