The Big Bounce (2004) (original) (raw)
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Original title
The Big Bounce
Year
2004
Running time
88 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
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Genre
Comedy | Crime. Heist Film. Remake
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Synopsis
Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) 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 (Morgan Freeman) 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 dollars of his payoff money, Jack is intrigued, but hesitant. This could be the perfect score, or the perfect setup.
Critics' reviews
- "Like the frosty tropical drinks the people keep sipping here, it's refreshing and icy-cool, a sinful pleasure mixed by experts"
- "There's some entertainment value, but the production as a whole is unfocused"
- "It's too loose and casual, all too willing to trade the writer's trademark wit and literary mischief for slapstick comedy."
- "A film so boring, unsexy, styleless, sluggish and physically ugly that its badness seems almost intentional."
- "Doesn't take itself seriously, and that's a good thing"
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