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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Warner Bros. Pictures
Salesrank: 43326
Released: July 20, 2004 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Set on Hawaii's stunning North Shore, a charismatic drifter forms a dubious alliance with a powerful local businessman while hooking up with a criminally-minded seductress to double-cross a wealthy developer and his cohorts.
DVD Features:
Featurette:Visit the stars and filmmakers on the set in "The Big Bounce: A Con in the Making"
Filmographies:Surfing the Pipeline: Surfing in the Aloha State
Outtakes:Wicked Waves: Stunt Surfer Outtakes
Description of The Big Bounce (Widescreen Edition):
There really can't be enough movies adapted from Elmore Leonard novels; his sinuous storylines and fluid, surprising dialogue give any movie a boost from the start. In The Big Bounce, laid-back Owen Wilson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Shanghai Noon) plays Jack, a small-time crook trying to lead an easier life in Hawaii. Trouble is, he can't keep out of trouble, and when he does stay clean, trouble finds him--in this case, in the bikini-clad form of Nancy (Sara Foster), the mistress of a local developer who gets turned on by the whiff criminal activity. She lures Jack into a scheme that ultimately involves a solid cast including Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, Gary Sinise, Bebe Neuwirth, Willie Nelson, and more. Foster doesn't bring much to movie besides her alarmingly sculpted body and the ending peters out, but The Big Bounce has enough snap and crackle that you don't miss the pop. --Bret Fetzer
The Big Bounce (Widescreen Edition) Reviews:
Stinks despite big cast 
2009-09-01 - How can a movie with Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen and Owen Wilson go so wrong? It's even based on an Elmore Leonard novel, whose stuff is good. But there have been more than a few stiff Leonard adaptations, and this is one of them. Wilson is never believable as a semi-bad guy, the script is weak, and the' comedy,' such as it is, is not funny. The only good thing is the Hawaiian scenery. Take a pass on this one.
Just a laid back island movie 
2009-04-28 - If you put this DVD in expecting a riveting, nail-biting caper, you will be sorely disappointed. But if you want a funny, light-hearted movie where the splendid island backdrops are an omni-present character of the ensemble cast, this is a great movie to watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon with a rum drink in hand.
A pleasure to watch, again and again..... 
2009-03-07 - What a great cast!!!! Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman both really gave the kind of subtle, genuine performances that show what great talents they are, Charlie Sheen and Gary Sinse also shine.
I know many panned this film for not being all it coud be, but if you take it as it is, a fun romantic comedy, with a great cast of colorful characters, you will enjoy this movie more than once. Owen Wilsons performance is what made it all work, he was the catalyst that overcame all the issues discussed in other reviews. This is just a fun movie!!!
Horrible
2008-09-29 - Absolutely horrid movie. I absolutely love Morgan Freeman, but I don't know what he was thinking taking this role. It was such a huge let down!
Product Placement
2007-04-27 - The only enjoyment I got from this movie was counting the number of product placements!!!
They even have a product placement individual listed in the credits.
