Owen Wilson,
Morgan Freeman,
Gary Sinise,
Sara Foster,
Willie Nelson
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George Armitage directs this big-screen adaptation of Elmore Leonard's The Big Bounce. Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) is an occasional thief who tends to a judge (Morgan Freeman). A woman involved with Ray R... read more
Directed by: George Armitage
Release Date: January 30, 2004
Keywords:
morgan freeman,
owen wilson,
big bounce,
sara foster,
Morgan Freeman ,
Owen Wilson ,
Elmore Leonard ,
Sara Foster
DVD Release Date: July 20, 2004
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December 2, 2010This is a great movie that is always fun to watch. The plot is great, the characters are really fun to watch and the Hawaii backdrop is a nice touch. Owen Wilson, to me, is always funny and this was no exception. I really like the comedy approach to noir, for some reason it just ... read more
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September 19, 2010Jack (Owen Wilson) is a low-key thief in Hawaii, looking for a scam after getting fired from a construction job. He winds up working for district judge Walter Crewes (Morgan Freeman), doing odd jobs and gazing at Nancy (Sara Foster), the hooker mistress of the construction magnat... read more
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April 29, 2009Its an ok light hearted funy film a bit pointless but its ok
really though this film just seems like everyones conning everyone and then gary sinines has the most smallest part that it was pointless having him in the movie which a was disappointed about!! -
June 4, 2008Frank: I'm desperate for this money and we're friend, right?
Jack Ryan: Yeah, we're friends. But, you know, it's the type of friendship where if you're in trouble, I probably won't be there for you. Just like I wouldn't expect you to be there for me. It's a more honest friendship... read more -
June 3, 2008Actually, not that bad. The director can expose the beauty of Hawaii even just a little piece of that island. The story itself just ordinary, nothing special. The idea was pretty good, but the story didn't make well. A little weak I think... And choosing Owen Wilson as the main c... read more
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November 26, 2006There was one line of dialogue I liked in this movie but otherwise it truly, truly sucked. It was a contrived piece of shit that few films can match.
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March 2, 2005[font=Century Gothic][color=mediumturquoise]"The Big Bounce" stars Owen Wilson as Jack Ryan, a slacker in Hawaii who gets fired from a construction job for using a baseball bat on a foreman during a demonstration.(Maybe he was using steroids?) This movie is based on a book by El... read more
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July 17, 2009One of those con-man films where everybody has a motive and you don't find out who was "actually" conning who till the very end - which comes quickly. This is a short film and the "reveal" at the end is very non-thrilling. Even with such a great cast the film can't rise above med... read more
Critic Reviews
February 3, 2004
Benjamin Strong, Village Voice
January 31, 2004
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
The story has been so poked and prodded and spun around it barely knows how to end. Full Review
January 30, 2004
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Boring, unsexy, styleless, sluggish and physically ugly.
January 30, 2004
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Insipid potboiler set against the far more enticing surf and sand of Oahu's North Shore.
January 30, 2004
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Given a choice between shovelling my driveway or going to see The Big Bounce again, I would choose the driveway. Full Review
January 30, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate
The director, George Armitage, has a good feel for laid-back, hipster black comedy but no impulse whatsoever to keep the narrative moving. Full Review
January 30, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
In every other way, The Big Bounce is a dreadful exercise, with a script full of contradictions and empty gestures and a leading lady who's such a novice it hurts to watch her. Full Review
January 30, 2004
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
The Big Bounce smacks of one of those films that, after sitting on some studio shelf too long, was hastily re-edited to get a PG-13 rating and then stuffed with filler material to beef it up to 88 min... Full Review
January 30, 2004
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
The movie is all over the place, never jelling into anything sharp or intriguing or funny. Full Review
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