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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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In every other way, The Big Bounce is a dreadful exercise, with a script full of contradictions and empty gestures and a leading lady who's such a novice it hurts to watch her.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/30/04
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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A mediocre but mildly entertaining remake.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
01/30/04
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

The Big Bounce smacks of one of those films that, after sitting on some studio shelf too long, was hastily re-edited to get a PG-13 rating and then stuffed with filler material to beef it up to 88 minutes.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
01/30/04
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Although it lacks the flair and edgy wit of Miami Blues, The Big Bounce is an unpretentious and funny caper comedy that gives you far more bang for your buck than most of the dreck currently playing at the neighborhood multiplex.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
01/30/04
Timothy Knight
Timothy Knight
Reel.com

The Big Bounce struggles in every scene to capture Leonard's unique tone -- something that must be harder than it looks, since so many have tried and failed.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
01/30/04
Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News

You have to admire any movie that can convince you congenital milksop Owen Wilson is a charming, roguish criminal, and The Big Bounce goes about that subterfuge the right way.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
01/30/04
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly

The movie is all over the place, never jelling into anything sharp or intriguing or funny.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
01/30/04
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Bland adaptation of Elmore Leonard caper comedy with some fun performances but no zest or heat.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
01/30/04
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Oregonian

The movie is as pleasant as a sea breeze, but it slacks in the substance department.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
01/30/04
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger
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So utterly inconsequential it fades from memory long before it's even over.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
01/30/04
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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The character of Jack is just a walking attitude, and the movie feels like a slapped-together joke.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
01/30/04
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
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The Big Bounce isn't offensive, or even terrible. It's just lazy, relying on numb moviegoers to fork over cash thinking they'll see the next Get Shorty or Out of Sight.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
01/30/04
Connie Ogle
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald

There may once have been a real movie rattling inside the empty studio package known as The Big Bounce, but no longer.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
01/30/04
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
Los Angeles Times

Ranks as the worst Elmore Leonard adaptation ever to hit the screen.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
01/30/04
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News

Pure disaster.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
01/30/04
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

Laughably mediocre.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/30/04
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

There is so little urgency to the con that it's easy to forget the set-up or to care who's getting conned, how or by whom.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/30/04
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

Bounce feels as dated and condescending as Blue Hawaii.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/30/04
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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The movie often feels content to be smugly second-rate: sun-stoned, underachieving and proud of it.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
01/30/04
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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The Big Bounce has all the earmarks of a project that has been laundered more times than the developer's money.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
01/30/04
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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