The Big Bounce Reviews

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