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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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Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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There's no way out of the excruciating melodrama, and the film withers in its trap.

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Robert Horton
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Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

I wanted [Buddy and Abby] to become lovers, which means they sold me on themselves.

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Scott Renshaw
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Isn't sexy, funny, smart or fun.

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Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Oregonian

So sloppy with sentimental goop, unsuspecting audiences should be warned not to sit too close to the screen.

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Sherri Winston
Sherri Winston
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

This touching, finely wrought bowl of suds is a seamless piece of work.

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Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Buddy and Abby's awkward friendship and eventual love affair are pleasant enough but never particularly engaging.

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Steve Rhodes
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A mopey romantic contrivance, with a touch of strained comedy, that maybe is slightly better than last year's Random Hearts but still tedious.

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Steven Rosen
Steven Rosen
Denver Post
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The script by Don Roos, who also directed, makes good use of the dramatic irony.

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Susan Stark
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Detroit News
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It's deflated by its earnestness.

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Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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This pandering film tries to squeeze every drop of bittersweet emotion from the audience.

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Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)

More a specialist in sarcasm than in melodrama, Roos fails to scare up a decent complete exchange between anybody.

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