The Big Bounce Review |
by Edward Howell |
This picture is based on an Elmore Leonard novel and also it is a remake of
an earlier film. George Armitage directed this film. He also directed Grosse
Pointe Blank. Luke Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen and Gary Sinise
star and magazine cover...more |
The Big Bounce Review |
by Matt Noller (Rating: 2.5/4) |
This may seem like sacrilege to some, but I have never in my life read an
Elmore Leonard novel. I hear that they are enjoyable reads, fast-paced,
surprising, and fun, but I've never so much as picked one up. Don't know why
really, when something is...more |
The Big Bounce Review |
by Rose 'Bams' Cooper (Rating: 0/5) |
Rated PG-13; running time 90 excruciating minutes
Studio: Warner Bros
Genre: Is there a "Stoopitity" genre yet?
Seen at: Eastwood Neighborhood Cinema Group (Lansing, Michigan)
Official site: http://thebigbounce.warnerbros.com/
IMDB site:...more |
The Big Bounce Review |
by Homer Yen (Rating: D) |
If you thumb through the local movie listings,
you'll come across a film called "The Big
Bounce." At first, you might think that this is
a film about a clever scam and even more clever
scammers. Well, no such luck. Then, you sit
down and watch the...more |
The Big Bounce Review |
by Joe Lopez (Rating: 2/4) |
He's the go to guy, always ready with an intriguing new novel for some hotshot
director to adapt for their next hit. In the past few years, such great films
as Get Shorty, Out Of Sight, and Jackie Brown have been based on Leonard
books.
That's right,...more |
The Big Bounce Review |
by Robin Clifford (Rating: C-) |
Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) is a drifter specializing in
petty theft and breaking and entry who has transported
himself to the beautiful Hawaiian Islands to try to
start a new life. But, the devil-may-care loner can't
not get himself into trouble and he goes...more |
The Big Bounce Review |
by Laura Clifford (Rating: C-) |
When Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson, "Shanghai Knights") whacks bigoted
construction foreman Lou Harris (Vinnie Jones, "Swordfish") on the head
with a baseball bat, he draws the amused attention of District Judge Walter
Crewes (Morgan Freeman, "Bruce Almighty"),...more |
The Big Bounce Review |
by JoBlo (Rating: 4/10) |
PLOT:
A small-time B&E man falls for a local Hawaiian "bad girl" with legs that go on
forever, nails her and then helps her set up to scam the rich asshole in town.
A local resort owner keeps tabs on the blonde duo, as does Charlie Sheen's
mustache and a...more |
The Big Bounce Review |
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: D) |
Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: D
Warner Bros.
Directed by: George Armitage
Written by: Sebastian Gutierrez, novel by Elmore Leonard
Cast: Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Sara Foster, Gary Sinise,
Bebe Neuwirth
Screened at: Warner, NYC, 1/26/04 more |
The Big Bounce Review |
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 0.5/4) |
THE BIG BOUNCE has the bounce of a beach ball with a six-inch hole. Never have
I heard such loudly vocal and universal complaints from the people leaving a
screening, saying that the movie stunk -- and worse. more |