Though the first Bounce had no comedy, this version has a lot.
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
'Big Bounce' wants to be comic caper movie, but the real crime is inflicted on the Elmore Leonard book credited with inspiring it.
Armitage and his fun cast create a spicy luau from Elmore Leonard's recipe. But they forgot the roast pig.
... plays less like a con gone wrong than a long, lazy, insubstantial shaggy dog story coasting on nothing but charm.
Too little character development, too many gaps in the storyline, and an editing job that appears to have been done by someone with a chainsaw.
Like a black hole devouring the universe, this film will suck your money, your time, and your life right out of you.
...teeters precariously on the edge of being utter crap or brilliantly funny entertainment. That it never falls onto either side of the divide is its ultimate downfall.
Has none of Get Shorty's skill or wit. In fact, it's clear that the people who made this movie do not get Shorty.
Slack is something The Big Bounce, even at a trifling 88 minutes, already has in abundance.
While Wilson and his partners in crime make for a pretty impressive cast, the movie doesn't hang together. In fact, it practically falls off the screen in shards.
Coming at the end of a dismal and frigid January, the second screen adaptation of Elmore Leonard's first foray into crime fiction is like a paid Hawaiian vacation -- somebody else's.
This crime caper boasts a celebrity cast that makes for an impressive lobby card, but it turns out that the novelty casting is about all it has going for it.
This goof on an Elmore Leonard crime story misses the mark both as comedy and thriller.
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