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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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Lazy and aimless.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/30/04
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

This one lands with a thud, failing to deliver even a mild Hawaiian punch.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
01/30/04
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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The Big Bounce is an object lesson in the ways a promising film can go awry. It's a schooling we could have done without.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
01/30/04
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post

Foster is one of the worst actresses seen on screen since Cindy Crawford, to the point where she destroys any chance of the movie redeeming itself.

Full Review Source: Contra Costa Times | comment Comment
01/30/04
Mary F. Pols
Mary F. Pols
Contra Costa Times

The movie doesn't work. It meanders and drifts and riffs.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/30/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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The Big Bounce has all the earmarks of a project that has been whittled into incoherence in the editing room in a lunatic attempt to 'fix' it.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
01/30/04
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

The Big Bounce is great entertainment if you enjoy watching Morgan Freeman play dominoes.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
01/30/04
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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We all know how good Morgan Freeman is. But it’s time to celebrate the impeccable comic timing of his easygoing co-star Owen Wilson.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
01/30/04
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
FilmStew.com

Sara Foster keeps asking 'Where's the bounce?' when anyone with eyes can see exactly where the bounce is.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
01/30/04
Leigh Johnson
Leigh Johnson
Hollywood.com

Screenwriter Sebastian Gutierrez and director George Armitage seem like kids trying to walk 20 dogs at the same time.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
01/30/04
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Could be subtitled 'When Elmore Leonard Adaptations Go Wrong.'

Full Review Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram | comment Comment
01/30/04
Scott Von Doviak
Scott Von Doviak
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

My reaction, as the film struggles to its end, was to wish it to just be over.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
01/30/04
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Hide your cash from these grifters.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/30/04
E! Online

Owen Wilson has the amazing ability to charm his way out of the most dreadful material

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
01/30/04
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

The Big Splat...wait 'til watching this would be just a waste of time, not a waste of time and money.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
01/30/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

I have to admit that I had a pretty good time watching the film unfold in its amiably haphazard fashion.

Full Review Source: Critic Doctor | comment Comment
01/29/04
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
Critic Doctor

Too often a dead zone, robbing its star of his greatest weapon: the ability to nail smart, punchy dialogue.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
01/29/04
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

It’s praising with faint damns, sort of: Hey, The Big Bounce ain’t actually awful!

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
01/29/04
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

When the twisty plots and stylish dialogue of novelist Elmore Leonard are given half-hearted attention, you get the sort of lazy, dull mess that is The Big Bounce.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
01/29/04
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

[Wilson's] deceptively easy-going manner...provides the needed energy that keeps 'The Big Bounce' bouncing.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
01/29/04
Arthur Lazere
Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net
 
 
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