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Lazily crafted and light on substance, The Big Bounce takes few chances and strands its promising cast in a subpar adaptation that fails to do its source material justice.
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Newcomer Foster cites Lauren Bacall as a precursor, but her ingénue fatale is more like a lost Olsen triplet. Feb 3, 2004 | Full Review…
Newcomer Foster cites Lauren Bacall as a precursor, but her ingénue fatale is more like a lost Olsen triplet.
Benjamin Strong
The story has been so poked and prodded and spun around it barely knows how to end. Jan 31, 2004 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
The story has been so poked and prodded and spun around it barely knows how to end.
J. R. Jones
Everything here is too mild, too sloppy. Jan 31, 2004 | Full Review…
Everything here is too mild, too sloppy.
Charles Taylor
Boring, unsexy, styleless, sluggish and physically ugly. Jan 30, 2004
Boring, unsexy, styleless, sluggish and physically ugly.
Michael O'Sullivan
Insipid potboiler set against the far more enticing surf and sand of Oahu's North Shore. Jan 30, 2004
Insipid potboiler set against the far more enticing surf and sand of Oahu's North Shore.
Desson Thomson
Given a choice between shovelling my driveway or going to see The Big Bounce again, I would choose the driveway. Jan 30, 2004 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Given a choice between shovelling my driveway or going to see The Big Bounce again, I would choose the driveway.
Peter Howell
Missing: this movie's plot. Dec 28, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Missing: this movie's plot.
Nell Minow
Not a bad film, despite what you may have heard, but there is no doubt it should have been a lot better. Feb 2, 2005 | Rating: 2.5 | Full Review…
Not a bad film, despite what you may have heard, but there is no doubt it should have been a lot better.
Robert Roten
With gorgeous Hawaiian cinematography, a charming Owen Wilson, and a clever script, I found it eminently enjoyable. Oct 7, 2004 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review…
With gorgeous Hawaiian cinematography, a charming Owen Wilson, and a clever script, I found it eminently enjoyable.
Tony Medley
This movie is all looks and no brains. Jul 25, 2004 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…
This movie is all looks and no brains.
John J. Puccio
It's sexy, offbeat fun for the most part, but it's way too laid-back for its own good and, in the end, obstinately refuses to be anything more than the sum of its highly promising parts. May 14, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It's sexy, offbeat fun for the most part, but it's way too laid-back for its own good and, in the end, obstinately refuses to be anything more than the sum of its highly promising parts.
Simon Braund
Yet another screen adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, but this one just doesn't work. Mar 26, 2004 | Rating: 1/5
Yet another screen adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, but this one just doesn't work.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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