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Movie Reviews of Bounce
Movie Review: "One Classy Flick"
Summary: 5 Stars
Although this doesn't star the Affleck I have grown to like so much, the Kevin Smith Affleck(which I do prefer), and a usually annoying Paltrow, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I guess you could say it's a Romance movie, the one thing I generally try to avoid, I loved this. Affleck certainly is a great actor, this is one great acting job, just below "Chasing Amy" and "the part he was born to play" in "Boiler Room".One thing I liked so much in this movie is the storyline. It's not a bull-$h!t story like most romance movies, it's actually got a good story that might actually happen as opposed to the crappy romance stories about horses and bridges in madison county. The start of the movie is very good. It starts off with Buddy(Affleck) and he's in an airport where he meets a "Foxy" blonde who fits perfectly into the one-night stand category. Along the way he meets a struggling play-write who joins them at a bar when their plane gets cancelled. After a few drinks, the three get talking, and Buddy takes out his video camera(the Sony DCR-PC100, which I have) and gets him and Greg, the play writer. When Greg tells Buddy his story about his family back home, and missing the holidays, Buddy gives him his ticket to another plane so he can be with his family. Buddy not only sees this as an act of kindness, but rather an easy way for that one night stand. So, off Greg goes, and Buddy takes his "lady" to the airport hotel... In the middle of the night, Buddy wakes up to loud sirens, and turns on the T.V. ...And the plane HE was supposed to be on crashed, and took all the passengers with it. Buddy goes into a slump, and becomes an alcholic after this mess, and when he eventually gets out of rehab, he goes to check up on Greg's wife... Abby. They get to talking, and he decides she should handle his company's office-hunting. The two find they have a lot in common, and Buddy not only falls in love with her, but her kids as well. Then one day, Abby gets a video(think Blonde, and video-camera). Guess what's on the tape? You got it. Buddy and Greg. The news crushes Abby, but she doesn't know what to think... have Greg and Buddy never have met, and have Buddy(a stranger to Abby) die, and never being able to meet and fall in love with Abby, or have it turn out the way it did...
Although just by watching, you can tell that a significant amount of footage was cut-out, it's still a well-rounded movie with good acting to boot. If your looking for a good date movie, or feeling miserable about your own love life, this is definitely one to check out. I really liked this.
Movie Review: Refreshingly Well Made Movie! Romantic And Compelling!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie! Being a guy, I don't usually go for "chick flicks" but am not a big fan of "shoot 'em up" pictures either. This fits into the narrow category of excellent filmmaking done in an almost forgotten sytle followed in the past. Take for instance way the plane crash sequence near the beginning of the film was handled: there are NO exploding heads, NO fires, NO screams, NO explosions of all sorts, etc., however the viewer has no trouble picking up on the fact that someone did not survive a flight based on the reactions of the other characters. Some may call it an effort to save money on special effects; I call it creative directing and FINALLY giving moviewatchers a chance to use their imagination rather than be attacked with visual stimulation built around a mediocre script. The script for BOUNCE is great by the way.
Maybe the characters aren't totally believeable in their roles, but still the performances are so heartfelt that I was deeply moved. Everyone went crazy over TITANIC; this is far superior to me because it deals with genuine emotions that most people can relate to. Besides the two main actors, there are other great "character actors" that only add to the charm. My favotite is the gay office worker that shows great wisdom and has no fear speaking his mind to his boss (Affleck). Yes, this is a romantic movie but not light in feeling like other well done romantic movies such as SLEEPLESS IN SEATLE. This has real drama here, but like SLEEPLESS, also has truly likeable characters. What else can I say but rent it. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Movie Review: warm and sweet
Summary: 5 Stars
This film was a surprise to me. As the blurb on the DVD case said, this was a romantic movie with great chemistry between the two co-stars, I expected to see a cute movie about two beautiful people falling in love. but I was pleasantly suprised by the depth of the movie.
The basic plotline is this: Ben Affleck plays a vibrant, young man with a promising career named Buddy who gives up his plane ticket to a man he meets at the airport for a night with a beautiful blond. As fate would have it, the plane has a deadly crash killing all the passengers on board including Buddy's acquaintance. To make up for the guilt, Buddy seeks out the widow of this acquaintance, played by Gwyneth Paltrow. Although, Buddy's intentions were merely to help the family and disappear, in the midst of his guilt, he sees past the grief and falls in love with this beautiful woman.
I believe the script, the directing, and the acting were all very successful in this film. Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck were very believable and the gradual growth in their relationship was very real. Gwyneth's performance was quite amazing. Peronally this is one of my favorite performances by her. She allows Abby to be vulnerable and emotional yet her strength and virtues are consistent throughout the movie. The credit goes to both Gwyneth and the write/director, Don Roos for this. The director seemed to have paid much attention to the details, especially with the two characters in their behavior.
Five stars!
Movie Review: Simply Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
Well,i wasn't a big fan ofGwyneth Paltrow untill recently,in facti have watched her in Bounce for the first time ever,and boy was i surprised!
This is here best performance ever!
She plays Abby,a widow and a single mother of two kids,who lost her husband 1 year ago in a plane crash.
she meets Buddy(Played by Ben Affleck) a self centered successful young executive who exchanged plain tickets with her husband before the crash,he feels responsible for what happened so he decides to look for her after he spent 1 year in A.A. rehab clinic. But he didn't expect to fallin love with her.
This is a beautiful love story based on a tragedy.
This movie shows us how tough and unfair life can be sometimes,
but we must be brave enough top go on,also,in this movie Abby helps Buddy to go deep,and discover the whole new side of him
that he didn't even know he has.it shows us how to make the most out of the difficult situation.
The movie also tells us that it's not all in being a successful hot shot,you if you don't have someone by your side who loves you.
The only thing i regret is that i didn't get to see the movie when it was playing in theaters,and maybe if there was a little more time to develop a relationship between Buddy and Abby's sons.
But all in all this movie is really great!
Congratulations to Gwyneth and Ben For great acting in this
movie.
Two thumbs up!
The best romantic movie i have ever seen !
Movie Review: The best!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well,i don't really weatch romantic movies very often,but this one really got my attention,i only regret that i didn't get to see it while it was playing in theatres.It is a romantic drama about fate,love,guilt and forgivness. Buuddy(Playedby Ben Affleck) is a tipical self centered businessman,and he is happy with his life,untill
the plane crash competelly changes it.After he gives his ticket
to a man who happens to be Abby's husband,and later the plane crashes,he is overcome with guilt and and up in A.A. clinic,after a year he decides to visit Abby(Played by Gwyneth Paltrow)to see how she's doing.This movie is surprisingly excellent,i never watched Gwyneth's movies before,i didn't even think much of here as an actress before,but this movie changedeverything.Ben Affleck also plays his role very well,
The only thing thta i would have changed in the movie, is maybe
to show a little more the bonding between Buddy and Abby's two sons,but this movie is great even as it is,i didn't expect from a romantic drama to be this good!
And congatulations to Gwyneth and Ben for their great performances in this movie.
Two thumbs up!
The best romantic drama ,i have ever seen!