The Big Bounce (Widescreen Edition)

Comedy

Owen Wilson	Jack Ryan
Morgan Freeman	Walter Crewes
Sara Foster	Nancy Hayes
Gary Sinise	Ray Ritchie
Charlie Sheen	Bob Rogers, Jr.
Vinnie Jones	Lou Harris
Kris Kristofferson
Willie Nelson	Joe Lurie
Bebe Neuwirth
Harry Dean Stanton
Butch Helemano	Hawaiian Priest
Gregory Sporleder	Frank Pizzarro
Terry Ahue	Jimmy Opono
Pete Johnson	Con Nuuiwa
Mike Renfro	Worker
Tony Dorsett	Worker
Brian L. Keaulana	Barry Salu
Andrew Wilson	Ned Coleman

Director	George Armitage
Producer	Steve Bing; Jorge Saralegui; George Armitage
Writer	Sebastian Gutierrez; Elmore Leonard

There really can't be enough movies adapted from Elmore Leonard novels; his sinuous storylines and fluid, surprising dialogue give any movie a boost from the start. In The Big Bounce, laid-back Owen Wilson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Shanghai Noon) plays Jack, a small-time crook trying to lead an easier life in Hawaii. Trouble is, he can't keep out of trouble, and when he does stay clean, trouble finds him--in this case, in the bikini-clad form of Nancy (Sara Foster), the mistress of a local developer who gets turned on by the whiff criminal activity. She lures Jack into a scheme that ultimately involves a solid cast including Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, Gary Sinise, Bebe Neuwirth, Willie Nelson, and more. Foster doesn't bring much to movie besides her alarmingly sculpted body and the ending peters out, but The Big Bounce has enough snap and crackle that you don't miss the pop. --Bret Fetzer