Bounce (US)

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This October, fall in love with fate
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 106 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
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Synopsis:
Academy Award® winners Ben Affleck (Best Original Screenplay, Good Will Hunting; Pearl Harbor) and Gwyneth Paltrow (Best Actress, Shakespeare In Love; The Talented Mr. Ripley) create sparks in the hit critics are calling the romance of the years!

Buddy Amaral (Affleck) is a smooth-talking, skirt-chasing ad exec who is enjoying his high powered career. Then, a sudden twist of fate changes everything and leads him into the life of Abby Janello (Paltrow), with whom he eventually falls head-over-heels in love. Also starring Tony Goldwyn (The Sixth Day, Kiss The Girls) and Natasha Henstridge (The Whole Nine Yards).

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Feature Commentary Track With Director Don Roos And Producer Bobby Cohen
Deleted Scenes With Commentary
Gag Reel
"Need To Be Next To You" Music Video
"All About Bounce"
Ben And Gwyneth Go Behind The Scenes
Additional Scene-Specific Commentary With Director Don Roos And Actors Ben Affleck And Gwyneth Paltrow

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 French

Subtitle Tracks:
Spanish
CC: English

Directed By:
Don Roos

Written By:

Starring:
David Dorfman
Alex D. Linz
Tony Goldwyn
Gwyneth Paltrow
Ben Affleck

Casting By:
Patrick Rush
Sharon Klein

Soundtrack By:
Marie Daulne
Anita Daulne
Mychael Danna

Director of Photography:
Robert Elswit

Editor:
David Codron

Costume Designer:
Peter Mitchell

Production Designer:
David Wasco

Producer:
Steve Golin
Bobby Cohen
Alan C. Blomquist
Michael Besman

Executive Producer:
Harvey Weinstein
Bob Weinstein
Meryl Poster
Bob Osher

Distributor:
Buena Vista

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8 / 10
A bitter-sweet love story that is told nicely. OK, so it`s very predictable, but still - enjoyable.
Both Affleck and Paltrow are doing very good jobs.
The video transfer is good. There are no compression signs and the colors are rendered very nicely.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is ok as well. There`s hardly any usage of the surrounds, but being a dialog driven movie, this is acceptable.
The menus are animated with sound.
The extras (mostly on the 2nd disk) include 2 commentaries (one, which is full length and the other which is scene specific), an extensive behind the scenes look, about a
dozen deleted scenes, some funny outtakes and a music video. All in all, while the extras are good, they hardly justify the 2nd disk.
Bottom line - a nice drama with some fine acting moments. Try it.
posted by Zvi Josef on 2/6/2001 22:33