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BIG BOUNCE
This is a big screen adaptation of the novel written by Elmore Leonard and is a moral tale
... more
of a drifter who is caught between a woman, money and the honourable path all set on the beautiful island of Hawaii. Jack Ryan - played by Owen Wilson - is a con...
BIG BOUNCE
This is a big screen adaptation of the novel written by Elmore Leonard and is a moral tale
... more
of a drifter who is caught between a woman, money and the honourable path all set on the beautiful island of Hawaii. Jack Ryan - played by Owen Wilson - is a con man who spends his time surfing and drifting from place to place. One day he arrives in Hawaii and gets a job caring for a judge, Walter Crewes - played by Morgan Freeman - who is a judge on the island. He meets up with a beautiful woman, Nancy - played by Sara Foster - who is also the lover of Ray Ritchie - played by Gary Sinise - who is a businessman of ill-repute and longtime rival of Judge Crewes. Jack is caught in the middle and has to make a decision between them.n
Drama - Director: Steve Shill, David Nutter, Danny Leiner, Tim Van Patten, Alan Taylor, Steve Buscemi, Jack Bender - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over
Advantages: Good cast line up, nice landscape Disadvantages: A bit slow, somewhat predictable, not particularly dramatic
...film is an adaptation of the novel by Elmore Leonard (who also wrote Get Shorty, among others) and it features a good cast, from Owen Wilson to Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen and Gary Sinise (oh and a bit of a cameo role from Brit 'hard man' Vinnie Jones, which is kind of funny!).
I have to admit, I hadn't heard of this movie at all until I started looking into Owens movies to find out which ones I hadn't seen yet, so had I not become a fan of his ... ...made in 2004. The movie is set in the North Shore area of Oahu, an island in Hawaii, so it has a pretty nice backdrop. Infact as far as im concerned one of the main good things about this movie is its visuals, from the landscapes and the mainy shots of the massive rolling waves on the local beach, to the actors and actresses, I'd say visuals have alot going for it, there's something you'll like if your a guy or a gal, I reckon. ** The Story **
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Advantages: nice pace, good cast Disadvantages: a touch slight
...starting as long ago as the 1950's scripting westerns. Since then a lot of his work has been brought to the screen with varying results from Get Shorty and Out of Sight right down to recent Be Cool.
Owen Wilson plays a pretty criminal fired from his construction job in Hawaii for assaulting his boss. Taken under the wing of the local judge played by Morgan Freeman he is then involved in a scheme devised by a temptress Sara Foster to steal a considerable ... ...double crosses and part of the charm is trying to work out who is scamming who. Everyone does a competent job though Foster is no actress and seems to have been cast for a willingness to undress and her obvious eye candy.
Whilst this is by no means a landmark in this particular field there are far worse examples and im suprised by some of the extremely negative comments the film attracted. Given the quality of cast and crew, director Armitage previously ...
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Actor(s): Owen Wilson, Charlie Sheen, Vinnie Jones, Sara Foster, Gary Sinise, Morgan Freeman, Condemned, Bebe Neuwirth
Director(s): George Armitage
Genre: Drama
Classification: 12 years and over
Production Year: 2004
Running Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: This is a big screen adaptation of the novel written by Elmore Leonard and is a moral tale of a drifter who is caught between a woman, money and the honourable path all set on the beautiful island of Hawaii. Jack Ryan - played by Owen Wilson - is a con man who spends his time surfing and drifting from place to place. One day he arrives in Hawaii and gets a job caring for a judge, Walter Crewes - played by Morgan Freeman - who is a judge on the island. He meets up with a beautiful woman, Nancy - played by Sara Foster - who is also the lover of Ray Ritchie - played by Gary Sinise - who is a businessman of ill-repute and longtime rival of Judge Crewes. Jack is caught in the middle and has to make a decision between them.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 06/09/2004
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: D 028368
Barcode: 7321900283687
Screenwriter: Elmore Leonard
Executive Producer: Elmore Leonard
Author: Elmore Leonard
Languages
Main Language: English
Subtitle Language: Arabic, Hebrew
Hearing Impaired Language: English
DVD Description
Based on the Elmore Leonard novel that inspired both the 1969 film and this remake, THE BIG BOUNCE is a comic film noir about an everyman who finds trouble in the form of a beautiful blonde. Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) is a small-time scam artist who is determined to leave that life behind after yet another run-in with the law. But when he meets the mistress of his former boss, Ray Ritchie (Gary Sinese), all bets are off. Nancy (newcomer Sara Foster) is hot, mischievous, and up to no good, but Jack is too smitten to use his better judgment. It isn't long before he's agreed to help her steal $200,000 from Ray. Along the way, he must contend with a series of potentially shady characters, who might not be what they seem (Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, and Bebe Neuwirth). Directed with an easygoing approach that fits perfectly with the laid back Hawaiian locales, THE BIG BOUNCE gets an enormous boost from Owen Wilson, who appears to be having the time of his life. This might have something to do with his costar Foster, a former model whose mere presence is enough to make the screen sizzle. The movie also features hilarious supporting turns from Freeman, Neuwirth, and especially Sheen.
Technical information
Special Features: A Con In The Making, Surfing The Pipeline, Wicked Waves, Trailer
Aspect Ratio: 2.40 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
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