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Bounce (2000)

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Reviews Counted:106

Fresh:54

Rotten:52

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Critics say Bounce is more of a thud. Plot turns feel cliched and contrived, and the romance between Paltrow and Affleck fails to engage.

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When Buddy Amaral (Ben Affleck) decides to have a casual fling with a woman he meets in an airport, he gives up his ticket to Greg Janello (Tony Goldwyn), an earnest man on standby for the flight... When Buddy Amaral (Ben Affleck) decides to have a casual fling with a woman he meets in an airport, he gives up his ticket to Greg Janello (Tony Goldwyn), an earnest man on standby for the flight who is desperate to get home to his wife and child. But when the plane crashes because of snowy conditions, killing everyone on board, Buddy plunges into a sea of despair and confusion. At the edge of a nervous breakdown, Buddy seeks out Abby Janello (Gwyneth Paltrow), Greg's widow. He approaches Abby, who works as a real estate agent, under the pretense of finding a new location for his advertising agency. But, he never reveals that he knows about her husband's death. While his only intention is to do a good deed for the grieving Abby, Buddy slowly finds himself falling in love with her and she responds to him with a similar sincerity. The only thing keeping them apart is the dark secret that Buddy is hiding. BOUNCE is writer-director Don Roos's follow-up to his engaging, clever, independent debut, THE OPPOSITE OF SEX. Like that film, BOUNCE examplifies Roos's knack for writing witty dialogue and using it to make a intelligent, sweet films. [More]

Starring: Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natasha Henstridge, Alex D. Linz

Starring: Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natasha Henstridge, Alex D. Linz, Jennifer Grey, Tony Goldwyn, Johnny Galecki, Joe Morton

Director: Don Roos

Director: Don Roos
Screenwriter: Don Roos
Studio: Miramax Films

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Reviews for Bounce

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[A] delicate study of two people finding a connection and opening up to each other.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
01/01/00
Laura Phipps
Laura Phipps
Citysearch

You can believe [Paltrow and Affleck] as people who've never met, grow closer timidly, then surprise each other with the depth of their attraction.

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01/01/00
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

The most depressing date movie since Random Hearts.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

A surprisingly complex examination of the personal and professional price of honesty; falsehoods, half-truths, little white lies and self-delusion.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Roos' film is a misfire, but only just.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Bounce makes the sale, even if you crinkle your nose as you buy it.

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01/01/00
Mark Caro
Mark Caro
Chicago Tribune

Roos keeps his story true and real.

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Mary F. Pols
Mary F. Pols
Contra Costa Times

Despite some failings along the way, the film builds toward his and the actors' strengths; by its closing scenes, Bounce bounces back.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Mary Kalin-Casey
Mary Kalin-Casey
Reel.com

A genuinely moving and engrossing film brought to warm and authentic life by its gifted and intelligent stars.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
01/01/00
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

It's a love story, yes, but one whose sweetness is cut by honest performances, a sharply drawn supporting cast and a fairly serious, yet never self-pitying, tone.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post

It's just kind of boring.

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01/01/00
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Film.com

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Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

A romantic drama of lovely, modest, and all too rare understatement.

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01/01/00
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

What a lingering, contrived, lukewarm mess this is.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Paul Tatara
Paul Tatara
CNN.com
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This, [Roos'] second venture, suffers from some of the usual 'sophomore curse' pitfalls.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
01/01/00
Paula Nechak
Paula Nechak
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Roos has taken a far-fetched and soapy story about tragic fate and redemptive second chances and made it seem not only plausible, but worthy of serious discussion.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
01/01/00
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

An entirely predictable, altogether bland addition to the resume of filmmaker Don Roos.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
01/01/00
Philip Booth
Philip Booth
Orlando Weekly

The time has come for unsparing truths: Has there ever been a duller Hollywood duo than Ben & Gwyn?

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
01/01/00
Philip Wuntch
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News

Yes, it is perfectly, utterly predictable ... but its details aren't, and they are worth savoring.

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01/01/00
Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald

Guys are idiots, lower your standards? I can't tell you how sick I am of seeing this moronic message beaten into women's heads in cinematic 'romance' after romance.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
01/01/00
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire
 
 
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