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The Comeback Trail / 2020 / USA / 5.5 out of 10 Rating on IMDb

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. In debt to the mob and in need of a new money making scheme to save his skin, greedy grind-house film producer, Max Barber, (Robert Deniro) decides to produce a dangerous new film, all for the sake of killing his lead actor in a stunt so he can rake in the insurance money. But when he casts Duke Montana, (Tommy Lee Jones) an aging, washed up movie star as the lead, Max never expects the depressed old drunk to be revitalized by being in front of the camera again. Unable to kill Duke in a basic stunt, Max ups the stakes, putting Duke into ever more dangerous situations. And as Duke survives stunt after stunt, Max unwittingly starts making the best movie of his career. A cross between "Get Shorty" and "The Producers," THE COMEBACK TRAIL is a fun journey through the underbelly of Hollywood. Littered with a cast of unforgettable and outrageous characters, it will have you giggling.

Spent more time just listening to it rather than watching. Most of the time there was nothing interesting, funny or spectacular going on.

The cast is awesome. I mean we have Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Zach Braff. All very well known and successful actors. Sadly not a factor that really improved the rating of the movie.

Sadly the movie wasn't as good as expected and it is reflected in its score and reviews.