Dorathen
Better Late Then Never
Marva-nova
Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Fleur
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
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
juneebuggy
This was okay; simple sweet, sad, a bit mindless actually which is why it worked for me. I just wanted to watch something I didn't have to think too hard about.I did find the story idea interesting; about a man who gives up his seat on a plane to another man (basically so he can get it on with fellow stranded passenger Natasha Henstridge) Minutes after takeoff the plane crashes. A year later 'Buddy' is fresh out of rehab and still suffering survivors guilt. Feeling responsible he tracks down the man's widow and tries to help her, falling in love during the process.Lots of familiar faces in this (except for Jennifer Grey who I still have trouble recognizing). Ben Affleck's character is a bit of a dick initially but as things progress he has several crying scenes. The one where 'Cleo' makes him say goodbye to her kids was heart wrenching but 3 may have been too many.I enjoyed Gweneth Paltrow as the widow. Her character is goofy, sweet and struggling. Tony Goldwyn of 'Scandal' presidency has a small role as her doomed husband and Joe Morton also from 'Scandal' is Buddy's business partner. I enjoyed Johnny Galecki,(Big Bang Theory) he's in the gay BFF role.On the downside the romance was kinda lukewarm and while I can put up with a bit of product placement in a movie, the cans of diet coke littered throughout this became a bit of a joke, very distracting. There was also a silly scene with Cleo's giant dog attacking Buddy which felt sitcom-ish. 8/3/15
Miss Naughtia
This movie is easy going and maybe a little bit boring. The plot was good and so were the actors. I like Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow but this movie does not reflect their greatest performances.This is a story about two men who switch plane tickets and when the one plane crashes and kills the passengers on board, the other man feels horrified and guilty, so he decides to find the deceased man's wife to tell her what happened to her husband. When he meets with the widow he starts falling in love with her which was not what he intended.If you want something easy to watch for a Sunday afternoon, this one would be a good choice.
eric262003
I wouldn't see this movie ever again if if they paid me (which they do). For a romantic comedy there seems to be one missing ingredient: the romance of course. The chemistry between Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck was sadly absent. It's too bad, really because they're two very wonderful performers and both have great experience starring in romantic comedies. It just wasn't present in "Bounce". It feels forced and unnatural at times almost as though they're just reading lines off the script. But I can't hold the blame to both Paltrow and Affleck, or the screenwriters and the dialogue was executed immaculately, but the spark just never made its mark. The two setbacks for "Bounce" are what really hurt this movie very badly and it comes from both the characters and what the intentions of the plot. The characters tend to lack a certain panache towards its audience even though many of the characters are in perilous situations that makes them yearn for our sympathy. Affleck seems to have more of a guilty conscious over Paltrow's late husband looks diluted over sympathetic. The villainy of Affleck's character is one of the most clichéd description of how movie villains come across; manipulative, determined and ready to grab at any opportunity given to him. During his 16 years acting career, Affleck is nothing more than an thespian cliché, an evil advertising executive and a human being rotten to the core. Overall his character comes off stale: a bad person that somehow manages to manipulate us into thing he's a pretty cool likable guy. His wallowing into self-pity never fully swallows you up and at times it feels very forced. Paltrow is no better either. At times you want to console with her, but it never fully catches on. Another badly drawn trait is the delivery of a fully functional plot twist. The savior of the story stems from the it could happen to anyone factor but that was already given out in the trailers making this movie virtually pointless. If they would've stuck to this intention instead of taking advantage of Paltrow's character than this movie could've made the difference. So instead they just shoved the plot device in cheaply.For those looking for a decent romantic comedy, well guess what? Keep looking! In the end it offers nothing special, heart warming or inspirational. It felt like watching one of the more mundane episodes of Maury Povich. Even the drama elements look too forced to have anything redeemable.
