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Bounce (Widescreen) (Special edition)
- Starring: Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joe Morton
- Director: Don Roos
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In this romantic comedy-drama, two people whose lives were touched by the same tragedy find love. Buddy Amaral (Ben Affleck) is a successful L.A. advertising executive who has a way with the ladies, but inside he longs for a meaningful long-term relationship. One day Buddy sells his seat on a sold-out airline flight to a stranger; he's shocked when the jet crashes and the man is killed. A year later, still haunted by the incident, Buddy looks up Abby Janello (Gwyneth Paltrow), the victim's widow, who is now selling real estate to support her children. Buddy soon finds himself attracted to Abby, and the feeling is mutual, but while he's interested in marriage, he isn't sure how (or if) he should tell her that he was indirectly responsible for her husband's death. Bounce was written and directed by Don Roos, who made a splash with his independent debut The Opposite of Sex; supporting Affleck and Paltrow are Natasha Henstridge, Jennifer Grey, David Paymer, and Joe Morton. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Features
- Genre: Drama
- Category: Romantic Drama
- Theme: Air Disasters, Haunted By the Past, Starting Over
- Release Date: April 10, 2001
- Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)Rating Opens in New Window - Adult Language, Adult Situations, Substance Abuse
- Studio: Miramax
- Lead Actors: Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joe Morton, Natasha Henstridge, Tony Goldwyn
- Supporting Actors: Ashley Montgomerey, Mark Ankeny, David McCharen, John Levin, Juan Garcia, Michael Laskin, Nicole Tocantins, Lisa Joyner, Sam Robards, Michael Ayala, Matthew Frauman, Mary Ellen Lyon, Lisa Carpenter Prewitt, Julianne Christie, Julia Campbell, Jeff Garlin, Edward Edwards, David St. James, Ty Murphy, Chris Harrison
- Director: Don Roos
- Picture Format: Widescreen
- Run Time: 1 hr 46 min
- Language: English, French
- Subtitle Language: English, Spanish
- Format: DVD
Additional Information
- DPCI: 246-00-2385
- ASIN: B002HWGX8W
- Catalog #: 11328252
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 7.5 inches length x 5.38 inches width x 0.58 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.33 pound.
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Igniting rumors that their on-again, off-again relationship was back on, Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow paired up for this above-average love story that toys with issues of fate and destiny. The two stars had become sickeningly cutesy and larger than life when this film was released, which may have turned audiences away from what should have been a box-office hit. But Bounce finds both performers toning down their personas and coming across as vulnerable and loveable, which is the key to its surprising charm. Paltrow is especially affecting as the widow Abby Janello, seen a year after the disaster, using defense mechanisms and a fragile supply of self-confidence to get her life back on track. Once the tragedy knocks the simpering smile from Affleck's face, he too is just trying to survive in his new guilt-ridden existence. The movie succumbs too often to plot contrivances that are beneath it. The most egregious is Affleck's teary courtroom apologia near the end, a self-indulgence that no judge would tolerate, which also happens to be aired live on Court TV so Abby can watch it. Johnny Galecki, who appeared in writer/director Don Roos' previous film, The Opposite of Sex, is also out of place as an insubordinate assistant who mocks Buddy's alcoholism, but ends up serving as sort of a guardian angel to him. Still, the stars make Bounce more than watchable. Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
