The Big Bounce (2004)
Endearingly shaggy caper comedy didn't impress many during its brief theatrical release, but maybe that's because its laid-back rhythms are better suited to home video. Truth be told, the slapdash plot is secondary to Owen Wilson doing his thing (maybe that's why the wrapup feels so perfunctory), but since when was that a bad thing? Like George Armitage's other two films (Miami Blues and Grosse Pointe Blank), the story is an excuse to make a film that wanders hither and thither, stopping to check out whatever Armitage finds interesting. Here, it's mostly Owen Wilson surfer charm that interests him. Not exactly high art, but it's fine entertainment if you catch it in the right mood.
Grade: B
Endearingly shaggy caper comedy didn't impress many during its brief theatrical release, but maybe that's because its laid-back rhythms are better suited to home video. Truth be told, the slapdash plot is secondary to Owen Wilson doing his thing (maybe that's why the wrapup feels so perfunctory), but since when was that a bad thing? Like George Armitage's other two films (Miami Blues and Grosse Pointe Blank), the story is an excuse to make a film that wanders hither and thither, stopping to check out whatever Armitage finds interesting. Here, it's mostly Owen Wilson surfer charm that interests him. Not exactly high art, but it's fine entertainment if you catch it in the right mood.
Grade: B
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