It's sexy, offbeat fun for the most part, but it's way too laid-back for its own good and, in the end, obstinately refuses to be anything more than the sum of its highly promising parts.
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05/14/04
The Big Bounce (2004)
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Reviews Counted:130
Fresh:21
Rotten:109
Average Rating:4/10
Consensus: An inert movie with few laughs, The Big Bounce is a big waste of talent.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Based on the Elmore Leonard novel that inspired both the 1969 film and this remake, THE BIG BOUNCE is a comic film noir about an everyman who finds trouble in the form of a beautiful blonde. Jack... [More]
Starring: Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Sinise, Vinnie Jones
Director: George Armitage
Reviews for The Big Bounce
Top CriticNever comes together into anything remotely interesting.
03/16/04
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10/18/08
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08/07/08
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12/06/05
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12/06/05
Not a bad film, despite what you may have heard, but there is no doubt it should have been a lot better.
02/02/05
With gorgeous Hawaiian cinematography, a charming Owen Wilson, and a clever script, I found it eminently enjoyable.
10/07/04
This movie is all looks and no brains.
07/25/04
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06/14/04
Yet another screen adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, but this one just doesn't work.
03/26/04
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03/16/04
...a dead zone of monstrous proportions that warrants nothing but yawns and groans for all 89 minutes it takes up the screen.
02/27/04
Despite some inspired casting and a photogenic Hawaiian backdrop, director George Armitage can't imbue the tale with Leonard's unique balance of wit and tension.
02/23/04
It tends to be bouncy in that flippant, rhythmic attitude, the winkingly self-assuredness so prevalent in the actual assuredness of Get Shorty.
02/21/04
glides along on the humor of its characters and the inherent intrigue created whenever multiple characters with multiple agendas all appear to be going after the same thing
02/15/04
After sitting through this, you'll need a vacation, too.
02/14/04
When the best thing you can say about a movie is that a handful of actors manage to salvage it from time to time, you're not exactly talking about a great piece of filmmaking.
02/14/04
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