| | | Two strangers fell in love. One knew it wasn't by chance.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), French, Dubbed
Buddy Amaral (Ben Affleck) is a charming, smooth talking ad executive who is enjoying his successful career until fate steps in and changes everything. In order to make things right and make amends over his guilt from his past actions, he goes out in search of Abby Janello ( Gwyneth Paltrow), a single mother of two struggling to make ends meet as a realtor. So he poses as a real estate client in order to get closer to her. Under these false pretenses they become friends and fall in love, and in the end, Buddy knows he must be truthful and confront Abby about his true feelings and his past.
"The best romance of the year!" NY 1 News
"Two thumbs up!" Ebert & Roeper At The Movies
Editor's Note
When Buddy Amaral (Ben Affleck) decides to have a casual fling with a woman he meets in an airport, he gives up his ticket to Greg Janello (Tony Goldwyn), an earnest man on standby for the flight who is desperate to get home to his wife and child. But when the plane crashes because of snowy conditions, killing everyone on board, Buddy plunges into a sea of despair and confusion. At the edge of a nervous breakdown, Buddy seeks out Abby Janello (Gwyneth Paltrow), Greg's widow. He approaches Abby, who works as a real estate agent, under the pretense of finding a new location for his advertising agency. But, he never reveals that he knows about her husband's death. While his only intention is to do a good deed for the grieving Abby, Buddy slowly finds himself falling in love with her and she responds to him with a similar sincerity. The only thing keeping them apart is the dark secret that Buddy is hiding.BOUNCE is writer-director Don Roos's follow-up to his engaging, clever, independent debut, THE OPPOSITE OF SEX. Like that film, BOUNCE examplifies Roos's knack for writing witty dialogue and using it to make a intelligent, sweet films.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; French Stereo | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: Spanish | | Audio Commentary With Director Don Roos And Actor Ben Affleck | | French Language Track | | Deleted Scenes | | Behind-The-Scenes Featurette | | Theatrical Teaser | | Music Video And Soundtrack Spot |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista Home Video |
| Release Date: 1/4/2005 |
| Running Time: 106 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2000 | | Catalog ID: 21655 | | UPC: 00786936144765 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Comparable in its craft to JERRY MAGUIRE and AS GOOD AS IT GETS....Gywneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck emerge from the movie as the most romantic coupling to animate a Hollywood film in quite some time..." 11/17/2000 p.E20Entertainment Weekly
"...Lovely and all-too-rare....The two actors hold you with the matching gentleness and vivacity of their spirits." -- Rating: A- 01/05/2001 p.50 Sight and Sound
"...The actors are amiable....Roos still knows how to write barbed one-liners..." 02/01/2001 p.37 Hollywood Reporter
"...Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow give likeable performances, with each wearing emotional vulnerability like a badge of honor..." 11/17/2000 p.8-59 The New York Times 8 of 10
It has been ages since a Hollywood screen couple, gazing into each other's eyes, conveyed this much emotion... Ms. Paltrow gives a performance of astounding delicacy and depth... In its texture, its eye for detail, and language, Bounce offers an extremely accurate portrait of the style and mood of the yuppie class in this country right now... - Stephen Holden
Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
Bounce has a strong set-up, good acting, intelligent dialogue and attractive characters... I liked the movie. I liked it because of the convincing way the relationship got started... And because Paltrow dials down her beauty and becomes a convincing widow... - Roger Ebert
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