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The Big Bounce

Play trailer Poster for The Big Bounce PG-13 Released Jan 29, 2004 1h 29m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Beach bum and petty criminal Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) gets into a fight while working at a construction site owned by corrupt developer Ray Ritchie (Gary Sinise). The cops want him out of Hawaii, but shifty judge Walter Crewes (Morgan Freeman) intervenes and hires Jack to work odd jobs at a string of beach bungalows. Jack then encounters Nancy Hayes (Sara Foster), Ritchie's beautiful but dangerous mistress, who draws him into a plot to rob Ritchie of a fortune.
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Lazily crafted and light on substance, The Big Bounce takes few chances and strands its promising cast in a subpar adaptation that fails to do its source material justice.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Missing: this movie's plot. Rated: 2/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Simon Braund Empire Magazine It's sexy, offbeat fun for the most part, but it's way too laid-back for its own good and, in the end, obstinately refuses to be anything more than the sum of its highly promising parts. Rated: 3/5 May 14, 2004 Full Review Ed Gonzalez City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul Best approached as a Come to Hawaii advertisement with a wisecracking Wilson as your happy tour guide. Feb 5, 2004 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 1/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com The main flaw ... is that it never really seems to get going; like laid-back 'hero' Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson), the movie seems happy to drift along and just see what happens. Rated: 2/4 Oct 29, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The worst acting ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review steve d Should have been called the Big Flop. Not a single laugh to be had, and a terrible script. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Smart and funny. Some of Owen Wilson's best work. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member I can't believe I'm rating a movie with such talented actor/ess in it so low but this movie didn't utilize their talents IMO to their full potential. The attempt at a twist in the plot of the story was weak and too predictable. I enjoyed it but I believe it could've been better Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Maybe it's my larcenous heart and weakness for hot chicks in bikinis, but I liked this movie a lot more than most of the people posting reviews. How can you not like a domino game featuring Morgan Freeman, Harry Dean Stanton, and Willie Nelson? The plot meanders as pleasantly as a slack-key guitar recital with a pay-off as gentle as a trade breeze through palm trees. Mahalo. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Jack Ryan is a likeable drifter whose talents lie just outside the law. Hoping a change of scenery will bring him luck, Jack heads for Hawaii. There on the exotic North Shore of Oahu, he soon discovers that whether he is looking for a new con or a little romance, temptation is everywhere. Jack takes a job working construction for Ray Ritchie, a shady real estate developer who is building a resort despite protests by local Hawaiians. Almost immediately, Jack has a run-in with Ray Ritchie's foreman, Lou Harris, and cold-cocks him across the jaw with a Louisville Slugger. Bob Jr., Ritchie's right-hand man, warns Jack to get off the island if he knows what's good for him. Jack happily ignores Bob Jr. Impressed with Jack's knockout ability, North Shore District Judge Walter Crewes offers Jack a job while taking an unusually keen interest in Jack's past crimes and uncertain future. Enter Nancy Hayes, a thrill-loving local who specializes in good looks and petty crime. When Nancy tries to seduce Jack into helping her double-cross Ray Ritchie and steal $200,000 of his payoff money, Jack is intrigued, but hesitant. This could be the perfect score, or the perfect setup. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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OWEN WILSON (left) and MORGAN FREEMAN in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. OWEN WILSON and SARA FOSTER in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," also starring Morgan Freeman, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. MORGAN FREEMAN in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," also starring Owen Wilson, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SARA FOSTER in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," starring Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman, distributed by Warner Bros. CHARLIE SHEEN, MORGAN FREEMAN and OWEN WILSON in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. OWEN WILSON and SARA FOSTER in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," also starring Morgan Freeman, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. HARRY DEAN STANTON, WILLIE NELSON, OWEN WILSON and MORGAN FREEMAN in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SARA FOSTER and OWEN WILSON in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," also starring Morgan Freeman, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SARA FOSTER and OWEN WILSON in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," also starring Morgan Freeman, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SARA FOSTER, GARY SINISE and CHARLIE SHEEN in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," starring Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. View more photos

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Synopsis Beach bum and petty criminal Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) gets into a fight while working at a construction site owned by corrupt developer Ray Ritchie (Gary Sinise). The cops want him out of Hawaii, but shifty judge Walter Crewes (Morgan Freeman) intervenes and hires Jack to work odd jobs at a string of beach bungalows. Jack then encounters Nancy Hayes (Sara Foster), Ritchie's beautiful but dangerous mistress, who draws him into a plot to rob Ritchie of a fortune.
Director
George Armitage
Producer
Jorge Saralegui, George Armitage, Steve Bing
Screenwriter
George Armitage, Sebastian Gutierrez, Elmore Leonard
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Shangri-La Entertainment
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 29, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.5M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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