Surfer/drifter/con man Jack Ryan (Wilson) makes his way to Hawaii and lands a job caring for an Walter Crewes (Freeman), a judge on the island. His new gig leads to an involvement with an beautiful, enterprising woman (Foster), who's really the lover of a real estate tycoon (Sinise) - a shady businessman and longtime rival of Judge Crewes. Ryan, naturally, has to choose between the woman, the money, or the honorable path.
I usually read a few reviews before I decide whether to see see a film or not (this one had more than a few duff ones).
I shouldn't have rented this but I did and what a waste of 80 odd minutes. Absolute drival . Owen Wilson is the main man, he grins his way through the film. Morgan Freeman must have been on cruise control. Charlie Sheen, was that his real nose ! (Nearly put Owen wilsons in the shade). Vinny Jones...heavy man, as a heavy as a packet of flumps. Cameos by Willie Nelson and the almighty Harry Dean Stanton, blimey they must have been offered a packet to star in this.
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Not so bouncy
I've never read an Elmore Leonard novel that I haven't enjoyed, but few seem to be able to translate his cool, matter-of-fact style onto the screen. The only decent ones were 'Get Shorty' and 'Out of Sight', which came effectively from the same stable (adapted by Scott Frank and produced at least in part by Danny De Vito). Both of those movies were sharp, packed with superb character actors, and set alight by brisk performances from the two leads, John Travolta and George Clooney.
From the beginning, 'The Big Bounce' takes its cue from Owen Wilson, making a rare appearance as the sole leading man (if you notice, he nearly always appears with someone els...
Big Bounce, The
Ryan O'Neal makes his big screen debut as a cucumber picker who jumps in and out of bed with various women and ends up accused of murder. One of his dalliances (Leigh Taylor-Young) likes having sex in graveyards; another (Lee Grant) commits suicide. Made in 1969, this adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel is one of those "youth movies" that's full of hippy characters, free sex, "daring" nudity and a general air of social rebellion. O'Neal and Taylor-Young were the stars of the TV series Peyton Place and were married in real life.
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