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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.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content and nudity, violence and language
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Jan 30, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $6,331,346
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... 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]
Starring: Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Sinise, Vinnie Jones
Starring: Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Sinise, Vinnie Jones, Charlie Sheen, Sara Foster, Bebe Neuwirth, Harry Dean Stanton, Willie Nelson, Andrew Wilson
Director: George Armitage
Director: George Armitage
Screenwriter: Sebastian Gutierrez
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Reviews for The Big Bounce
...baseless travelogue tripe...This cocky crime caper has all the Bounce of a punctured volleyball resting on a sandy Hawaiian beach.
One of the film's major themes is "things are exactly as they appear." Unfortunately everything appeared vacuous and annoying.
Elmore Leonard gets another check, but he deserves better, even 35 years after the fact.
Essentially a shaggy-dog tale, relaxed, affable and harmless, that goes down as easily as a Mai Tai.
The story has been so poked and prodded and spun around it barely knows how to end.
Owen Wilson - the poor man's Woody Harrelson - stars... Because Wilson doesn't seem to care, it's hard for viewers to feel much differently.
Insipid potboiler set against the far more enticing surf and sand of Oahu's North Shore.
The leading man/leading lady crackle and pop Armitage usually handles so well fizzles and plops, taking the film down with it.
Given a choice between shovelling my driveway or going to see The Big Bounce again, I would choose the driveway.
The director, George Armitage, has a good feel for laid-back, hipster black comedy but no impulse whatsoever to keep the narrative moving.
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