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)
16 %
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
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... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Sinise, Vinnie Jones, Charlie Sheen
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Top Critic
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
"The Big Bounce" is a crotch scratch of a movie that does nothing to satisfy a Leonard itch...
07/05/04
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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
...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
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
Adaptation of Elmore Leonard novel doesn't have much rebound at all, despite a big-name cast.
02/13/04
Owen Wilson, Charlie Sheen and newcomer Sara Foster are all wrong for Elmore Leonard characters.
02/13/04
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02/13/04
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