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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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] some language and sensuality

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Nov 17, 2000 Wide

Box Office: $35,825,414

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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An insipid, mawkish romance drama which, absent the two remarkable principals in the cast, might find a comfortable slot on 4 o'clock TV.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
01/01/00
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Adequate entertainment if you're in the mood for a date flick.

Full Review Source: Phantom Tollbooth | comment Comment
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J. Robert Parks
J. Robert Parks
Phantom Tollbooth

The chemistry between the two charismatic young actors remains plausible and appealing.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Don Roos' dialogue is a cut above the norm.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
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James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Brundage
James Brundage
Filmcritic.com

Has a lot more ups than downs.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

Something is missing in Bounce, the muted dynamic of which calls forth a perhaps inevitably muted reaction.

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Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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Has a sure hand when it comes to explaining what it must be like for a smart and tough woman to come to terms with an absurd tragedy.

Full Review Source: Ottawa Citizen | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jay Stone
Jay Stone
Ottawa Citizen

This eagerly awaited follow-up is surprisingly toothless, and its final third is so ridiculously hokey that it's hard to take seriously.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Man, why can’t every movie romance be this good?

Full Review Source: Jeff Huston's Believe Me | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeffrey Huston
Jeffrey Huston
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Like the ill-fated airplane at the beginning, Bounce crashes and burns early on.

Full Review Source: Norman Transcript | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jim Chastain
Jim Chastain
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While the acting and writing are good and the film hits the right emotional notes early on, after that it simply isn't that compelling or interesting.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jim Judy
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JoBlo
JoBlo
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There's isn't a single dishonest, movie-ish thing about it, no missteps, and that's because Roos keeps things unconventional.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
01/01/00
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

[Paltrow and Affleck] are very attractive people but don't give the impression they've ever lost anything other than their way to an Oscar after-party.

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John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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Resembles the compromised movies [Roos] used to write for the studios, though it's more like Boys on the Side than his dreaded rewrite of Diabolique.

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John Hartl
John Hartl
Film.com
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The acting in Bounce is fabulous.

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01/01/00
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

About as moving as a month-old Kleenex.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
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Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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Dramatic contrivances and manipulation stain a tissue-thin plot.

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Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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A well-written, solidly acted love story.

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Laura Clifford
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