Bow Wow,
Chi McBride,
Meagan Good,
Wesley Jonathan,
Kellita Smith
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A handful of inner-city kids move up to the big time in this teen-centric musical. Xavier Smith (Bow Wow), known to his friends as X, is a teenager growing up on the South Side of Chicago in the late ... read more
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Release Date: September 23, 2005
DVD Release Date: December 13, 2005
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October 31, 2011fb729949618I loved the detail in this movie, it really game it a 70's feel. All in all it's a fun film with some good smiles and laughs.
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April 3, 2010Oh Meagen Good, I melt just seeing your lips, god! This movie was very good and it really made me feel young again.
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January 13, 2010fb733768972Very good movie that takes place in the 70's and should touch anyones heart who watches it!
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January 4, 2009Somewhat of a corny movie. I watched it on TV because I spent time at our local roller rink as well in the 60's and 70's. It has a formula story-line. Down-trodden kid (Bow Wow) skates off against the uptown team, solving his family and girl problems all in one 90 minute movie.
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December 31, 2005I'm not normally one to post buzzes so very often. For most of you, it's been many months...even years since my last buzz. And yet I still offer no rational explanation for my behavior today in buzzing a good number of you (still in process - catching a plane, so I'll be back to ... read more
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September 26, 2009"Roll Bounce" Bounces into our Hearts, with "Smart a** Comments, and Heart Wrenching Warmth all in the same movie.
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January 11, 2009Clichéd but fun, fast-moving energy, good choreography and nice copilation of 70´s music.
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February 15, 2012Pretty lousy acting, especially by the boys. First half of the flick is slow and lame, second half steps it up a bit though
Critic Reviews
September 26, 2005
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
September 23, 2005
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
It will remind you what it was like to be a teenager during the last few days of summer. And even though the plot is a little thin, you probably won't even notice until long after the music stops. Full Review
September 23, 2005
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
A movie made in the spirit of: what the world needs now is a bit of innocent diversion. Full Review
September 23, 2005
Mike Clark, USA Today
If it doesn't exactly kick out the jams, it does move them around a little bit. Full Review
September 23, 2005
Teresa Wiltz, Washington Post
The film can't get its rhythms right, fluctuating wildly between comedy and pathos. Full Review
September 23, 2005
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
It's a movie that resists not just the temptations of the day, it resists doing or saying anything even moderately interesting about adolescence, single parenthood or a simpler time. Full Review
September 23, 2005
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger
Roll Bounce features taut skate choreography, but its storytelling isn't nearly so coordinated. Full Review
September 23, 2005
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Roll Bounce has plenty of affectionate humor to balance some serious heart-tugging. And as for the roller-skating, it for sure provides a lot of razzle-dazzle action with lots of virtuoso terpsichorea... Full Review
September 23, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Not. Much. Happens. What does is predictable and trite. But it's a genial trifle with a booty-shaking vibe. Full Review
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