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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.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

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 Ryan (Owen Wilson) is a small-time scam artist who is determined to leave that life behind after yet... 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 Ryan (Owen Wilson) is a small-time scam artist who is determined to leave that life behind after yet another run-in with the law. But when he meets the mistress of his former boss, Ray Ritchie (Gary Sinese), all bets are off. Nancy (newcomer Sara Foster) is hot, mischievous, and up to no good, but Jack is too smitten to use his better judgment. It isn't long before he's agreed to help her steal $200,000 from Ray. Along the way, he must contend with a series of potentially shady characters, who might not be what they seem (Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, and Bebe Neuwirth). Directed with an easygoing approach that fits perfectly with the laid back Hawaiian locales, THE BIG BOUNCE gets an enormous boost from Owen Wilson, who appears to be having the time of his life. This might have something to do with his costar Foster, a former model whose mere presence is enough to make the screen sizzle. The movie also features hilarious supporting turns from Freeman, Neuwirth, and especially Sheen. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Sinise, Vinnie Jones, Charlie Sheen

Director: George Armitage
Screenwriter: Sebastian Gutierrez

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 7, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.40

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurettes - 1. "THE BIG BOUNCE: A Con in the Making"
  • Outtakes - 1. "Wicked Waves: Stunt Surfer Outtakes"
  • Filmographies - 1. "Surfing the Pipeline: Surfing in the Aloha State"

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3/5

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
Simon Braund
Empire Magazine
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2/5

Never comes together into anything remotely interesting.

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03/16/04
Rich Cline
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2/5

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2/5

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12/06/05
Film Threat
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2.5

Not a bad film, despite what you may have heard, but there is no doubt it should have been a lot better.

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02/02/05
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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9/10

With gorgeous Hawaiian cinematography, a charming Owen Wilson, and a clever script, I found it eminently enjoyable.

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10/07/04
Tony Medley
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5/10

This movie is all looks and no brains.

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07/25/04
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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"The Big Bounce" is a crotch scratch of a movie that does nothing to satisfy a Leonard itch...

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07/05/04
John Larsen
Light Views
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06/14/04
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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1/5

Yet another screen adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, but this one just doesn't work.

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03/26/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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D+

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03/16/04
Brian Orndorf
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0.5/4

...a dead zone of monstrous proportions that warrants nothing but yawns and groans for all 89 minutes it takes up the screen.

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02/27/04
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org
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2/4

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.

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02/23/04
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online
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B-

It tends to be bouncy in that flippant, rhythmic attitude, the winkingly self-assuredness so prevalent in the actual assuredness of Get Shorty.

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02/21/04
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com
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3/4

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

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02/15/04
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
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1/4

After sitting through this, you'll need a vacation, too.

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02/14/04
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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2.5/5

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.

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02/14/04
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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2/5

Adaptation of Elmore Leonard novel doesn't have much rebound at all, despite a big-name cast.

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02/13/04
James Rocchi
Netflix
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1/4

Owen Wilson, Charlie Sheen and newcomer Sara Foster are all wrong for Elmore Leonard characters.

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02/13/04
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
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02/13/04
Jesse Hassenger
PopMatters
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