Bounce

2000 "Two strangers fell in love. One knew it wasn't by chance."
5.8| 1h46m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 15 November 2000 Released
Producted By: Miramax
Country: United States of America
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A man switches plane tickets with another man who dies in that plane in a crash. The man falls in love with the deceased one's wife.

Genre

Drama, Romance

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Director

Don Roos

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Miramax

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AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks
Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!
FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
Python Hyena Bounce (2000): Dir: Don Roos / Cast: Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joe Morton, Natasha Henstridge, Jennifer Grey: Its title sounds like an ad for laundry detergent, and by the time it was done, the idea of seeing this film bounce about in a dryer sounded greatly appealing. Ben Affleck gives his plane ticket to someone who wanted to get home to his wife but the plane crashes leaving Gwyneth Paltrow a widow. After a drinking stint that could have resulted in his agreeing to do this film, he attempts to tell her of the situation but falls in love with her. Now Paltrow will spend wasted time claiming to be divorced, which Affleck knows isn't true. Stupid plot could have been solved with a simple conversation. Director Don Roos is no help although Paltrow and Affleck are no road map either. This might have made a better short film with Affleck just coming clean. As it is, it isn't short enough. Wasted supporting work by Joe Morton and Natasha Henstridge. Jennifer Grey even becomes desperate enough to get sucked into this, and it is even worse than her overrated Dirty Dancing. This film could have examined one's dealing with death and the struggle to carry on but instead the theme is bypassed in favor of manipulating viewers with a lame sob story. It is easily one of the worst excuses for a romance as well as one of the worst films of the year. It should be bounced in a trash bin. Score: 0 / 10
Gore_Won Many people will see this movie portray what is often described as fate, but it is ironic that the protagonist is an atheist. That's right: he does not believe in any god.I am glad to have caught the film on TV, even if I missed another program because I couldn't tune away from the channel. Yes, the acting of the two main characters was so strong, and they had so much chemistry together, that the sometimes predictable plot was more than made up for.We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us. - Henry Charles Bukowski (another atheist)
andizapatagj I think this movie was good. Is one of the best I've seen Affleck in after his terrible role in Perl Harbor and other light comedy movies, the argument was very interesting and the beginning seemed to had an original road but after the first half an hour you know nothing can surprise you. The romance was good and didn't had any lame or cheesy dialogs but many times the Palthrow character got in my nerves as she was too repetitive and desperate, sure her husband died but we already got the message of her being in pain and it wasn't necessary to be repeated every time she was talking with someone else. Besides, Affleck always had his poor sad dog face and their chemistry was terrible as many have said. I was going to laugh the first time they kissed, it was so fake and so forced. It is a simple light Hollywood movie that might get you sad sometimes but will not make you think after wards or crumble right for a Sunday afternoon
moonspinner55 While at the airport bar waiting for their planes, ad exec Ben Affleck gives his ticket to a family man anxious to get home to his wife and kids; after the plane crashes, Affleck checks up on the man's widow, even helps get her work, before falling in love with her--and also before disclosing he has something to tell her, something important...but it can wait until tomorrow. As written and directed by Don Roos, "Bounce" follows such a formulaic pattern that everything in it is fraudulent. Gwyneth Paltrow plays the bereaved with a certain amount of sophisticated grace, but her character is always on the verge of making a hasty exit and her dialogue smacks of too-smart little observations thick with script-writer's ink. Affleck is always on the verge of finding a character--and failing (even when he has tears welling up in his eyes, nothing Affleck says or does quite rings true). The picture doesn't exist in any kind of reality--nothing in it appears natural--with decorative city and beach settings that may very well be stock shots. The character conflicts don't balance out for us emotionally, and when Paltrow kicks Affleck out of her house in front of her two kids, she's suddenly so embittered and vindictive that we can't recover from it in time for the finale. There's also the proverbial gal-pal for Paltrow and gay assistant for Affleck who both dish out that kind of 'it-hurts-but-it's-good-for-you' advice prone to romance weepies. It's an assembly-line chick flick for viewers who bounce unceremoniously from one of these movies to the next. ** from ****