Two movies in one -- lively when people are talking, lame when things are happening.
Bounce
Two strangers fell in love. One knew it wasn't by chance.
2000 · 1h 47m · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Don Roos
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Bounce
Overview
Buddy Amaral, a successful and self-absorbed Los Angeles advertising executive, switches airline tickets with a stranger just before boarding a long-delayed flight so that he might enjoy an overnight fling with a pretty Dallas businesswoman. When the plane goes down, killing all aboard, Buddy's guilt soon turns into an alcohol problem. As part of his 12-step program, Buddy seeks atonement and decides to seek out the woman he thinks he's left a widow.
Director and cast
- Don Roos Director
- Ben Affleck as Buddy Amaral
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Abby Janello
- Natasha Henstridge as Mimi Prager
- Tony Goldwyn as Greg Janello
- Johnny Galecki as Seth
- Joe Morton as Jim Willer
- Alex D. Linz as Scott Janello
- David Dorfman as Joey Janello
- Jennifer Grey as Janice Guerrero
- Caroline Aaron as Donna
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The most depressing date movie since Random Hearts.
Dramatic contrivances and manipulation stain a tissue-thin plot.
Don Roos' dialogue is a cut above the norm.
A romantic drama of lovely, modest, and all too rare understatement.
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