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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 58Entertainment WeeklyScott BrownEntertainment WeeklyScott BrownThe whole thing feels like a half-day of community service, which Lawrence walks through good-naturedly.
- 50The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinIt'd be tempting to accuse Rebound of neutering Lawrence, but the sad fact is that Martin Lawrence doesn't have a whole lot of comic genius to betray.
- 50L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasRebound is a sports comedy so by-the-numbers that you don't really have to watch it -- you can just check in on it every once in a while between trips to the concession stand and the bathroom.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterLuke SaderThe Hollywood ReporterLuke SaderPredictable yet passably entertaining.
- 50VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonScores a few chuckles while following a familiar game plan.
- 40Dallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonDallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonRebound isn't funny.
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenShort on laughs, if supremely inoffensive, this sleepy nonentity of a movie finds Mr. Lawrence in his huggable teddy bear mode.
- 30Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanThe movie and its star just aren't that funny.
- 30TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghEven by the debased standards of preachy sports movies aimed at kids, this is pabulum.
- 25Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonBewilderingly bad.